pawb

See also: PAWB

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pawb (plural pawbs)

  1. (furry fandom, endearing) Deliberate misspelling of paw

Etymology 2

Noun

pawb (plural pawbs)

  1. (vulgar, slang) Alternative letter-case form of PAWB
    Coordinate term: pawg

Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

  • paup

Etymology

From Old Welsh paup, from Proto-Brythonic *pọb, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Old Irish cách), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂-kʷo-; cognate with Old Church Slavonic какъ (kakŭ, what kind of) and Lithuanian kõks (what kind of).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pau̯b/

Determiner

pawb

  1. each, every

Pronoun

pawb

  1. everyone, everybody

Mutation

Mutated forms of pawb
radical soft nasal aspirate
pawb bawb pawb / phawb
pronounced with /m̥-/
phawb

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Descendants

  • Welsh: pob, pawb (literary)

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pawb; see pob for more.

Pronunciation

Determiner

pawb

  1. (literary) alternative form of pob

Pronoun

pawb m

  1. everyone, everybody
    Synonym: pob un

Mutation

Mutated forms of pawb
radical soft nasal aspirate
pawb bawb mhawb phawb

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pawb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies