paw en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /pɔ/ (General-American)
- /pɔː(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /pɑ/ cot–caught merger, father-bother merger
- pô (Received-Pronunciation)
- /poː(ɹ)/ (Australia)
- pä cot–caught merger, father-bother merger
- pô (General-American)
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Etymology
From Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, poe, from Vulgar Latin *pauta. Further origin unknown, perhaps from Frankish *pōta, from Frankish *pōtōn (“to put, stick, plant”), from Proto-Germanic *putōną, whence also Old English potian (“to push”), pȳtan (“to put out, poke out”). See more at put. Doublet of pote, put, and putt. Cognate with Dutch poot, poten (“to plant”), Low German Pote, German Pfote, Icelandic pota (“to stick”).
Meanings
- The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
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(also, humorous, slang) A hand.
Get your grubby paws off my things!
Abel smiled broadly and proffered his hamlike paw to the chief […]
1935, The American Magazine:Mrs. Hauksbee laid her hand lightly upon the ungloved paw that rested on the turned-backed ’rickshaw hood, and, looking the man full in the face, said tenderly, almost too tenderly, “I believe in you if you mistrust yourself.”
1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paws | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
kangaroo paw · pawsome · pawrent · pawmark · pawprint · catpaw · grandpaw · southpaw · peet · on the other paw · pawtism · chicken paw · monkey's paw · pawlice · pawdicure · grinch paw · pawpad · pawful · pawless · tiger paw · pawstep · pawty · pawternity leave · pawer · northpaw · white cat's paws · bear paw · cat's paw · paddy paw · pawsitive · pawshake · fox's paw · footpaw · Bearspaw · pawsies · pawlike · give paw · facepaw · forepaw · pawgun · pawjob · bear's-paw
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Translations (106)
vi chân (soft foot of an animal) · sh šapa (soft foot of an animal) · fa پنجول (soft foot of an animal) · mn тавхай (soft foot of an animal) · ota پنچه (soft foot of an animal) · sh шапа (soft foot of an animal) · cs tlapa (soft foot of an animal) · eo piedo (soft foot of an animal) · izh käpälä (soft foot of an animal) · vo nimafut (soft foot of an animal) · vec sata (soft foot of an animal) · fa پنجه (soft foot of an animal) · uz panja (soft foot of an animal) · cs tlapka (soft foot of an animal) · lv ķepa (soft foot of an animal) · vi cẳng (soft foot of an animal) · ga crág (soft foot of an animal) · he כַּף (soft foot of an animal) · cmn 腳 /脚 (soft foot of an animal) · ar قَدَم (soft foot of an animal) · tk penje (soft foot of an animal) · ko 발 (soft foot of an animal) · nl poot (soft foot of an animal) · vo lufut (soft foot of an animal) · vo fut (soft foot of an animal) · wa pate (soft foot of an animal) · uk ла́па (soft foot of an animal) · ug پەنجە (soft foot of an animal) · yi לאַפּע (soft foot of an animal) · km ជើង (soft foot of an animal) · lo ຕີນ (soft foot of an animal) · ota كف (soft foot of an animal) · vec ẑata (soft foot of an animal) · alt таман (soft foot of an animal) · alt тамаш (soft foot of an animal) · te పంజా (soft foot of an animal) · uz oyoq (soft foot of an animal) · et käpp (soft foot of an animal) · ru ла́па (soft foot of an animal) · cmn 蹯 (soft foot of an animal) · nrn glomek (soft foot of an animal) · av квачӏ (soft foot of an animal) · ms cakar (soft foot of an animal) · es garra (soft foot of an animal) · af poot (soft foot of an animal) · sq putër (soft foot of an animal) · es zarpa (soft foot of an animal) · ur پنجا (soft foot of an animal) · cmn 爪子 (soft foot of an animal) · mk ше́па (soft foot of an animal) · la pēs (soft foot of an animal) · az pəncə (soft foot of an animal) · cmn 爪 (soft foot of an animal) · nv bikeeʼ (soft foot of an animal) · bn থাবা (soft foot of an animal) · ms kaki (soft foot of an animal) · alt табаш (soft foot of an animal) · tg панҷа (soft foot of an animal) · oc pata (soft foot of an animal) · fr patte (soft foot of an animal) · hu mancs (soft foot of an animal) · gd spòg (soft foot of an animal) · ja 足 (soft foot of an animal) · ccc kujtu (soft foot of an animal) · mfe lapat (soft foot of an animal) · id cakar (soft foot of an animal) · izh laappa (soft foot of an animal) · enm pawe (soft foot of an animal) · lt letena (soft foot of an animal) · tr pençe (soft foot of an animal) · kk табан (soft foot of an animal) · sk laba (soft foot of an animal) · tr pati (soft foot of an animal) · mr पंजा (soft foot of an animal) · ja 足の裏 (soft foot of an animal) · th ตีน (soft foot of an animal) · la patta (soft foot of an animal) · hy թաթ (soft foot of an animal) · is loppa (soft foot of an animal) · be ла́па (soft foot of an animal) · el πόδι (soft foot of an animal) · tt аяк (soft foot of an animal) · cs packa (soft foot of an animal) · sl tačko (soft foot of an animal) · ro labă (soft foot of an animal) · gl gadoupa (soft foot of an animal) · fi käpälä (soft foot of an animal) · hi पंजा (soft foot of an animal) · es pata (soft foot of an animal) · de Pfote (soft foot of an animal) · gl pouta (soft foot of an animal) · bg ла́па (soft foot of an animal) · sk packa (soft foot of an animal) · da pote (soft foot of an animal) · nb pote (soft foot of an animal) · pdt Poot (soft foot of an animal) · ckt ягыԓгын (soft foot of an animal) · ky таман (soft foot of an animal) · sv tass (soft foot of an animal) · tr ayak (soft foot of an animal) · it zampa (soft foot of an animal) · ca pota (soft foot of an animal) · fi tassu (soft foot of an animal) · pt pata (soft foot of an animal) · pl łapa (soft foot of an animal) · ka თათი (soft foot of an animal)