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maw

/ˈmɔː/MAW
/ˈmɔ/MAW

Meaningthe stomach

Common meaning: the stomach of an animal

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmaga‘the stomach’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmawesource
  3. Englishmaw‘the stomach of an animal’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English maga ‘the stomach’.

Roots

  • maga Old English “the stomach”

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