Yw - Wiktionary

See also: YW, yW, -yw, and -yw-

English

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Phrase

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yw

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of you're welcome.
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Translations

[edit] abbreviation of you're welcome

Esperanto: ndk, nd Ukrainian: бдлск (bdlsk)

See also

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• ty (“thank you”)

Anagrams

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• WY, wy

Middle English

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Pronoun

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yw

1. (chiefly Northern) alternative form of yow

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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• (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɪu̯/, /ɨ̞u̯/
• (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɪu̯/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯

Usage notes

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Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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yw

1. (South Wales, literary) third-person singular present of bod (used in identifications and interrogatives) Crys Sioned yw hwnna.That is Sioned’s shirt. Yw’r cwrw ’ma’n gryf? (colloquial)Is this beer strong? A yw’r cwrw hwn yn gryf? (literary)Is this beer strong? Beth yw hwn?What is this?

Synonyms

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• ydy

Etymology 2

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:ywenWikipedia cy

From Proto-Celtic *iwos (“yew”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”).[1]

Noun

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yw (plural, singular ywen f)

1. yew trees, coniferous trees of genus Taxus, especially common or English yew trees (Taxus baccata)[2]

Derived terms

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• meryw (“juniper”)
• trwmped dail ywen (“yew club mushroom, Clavicorona taxophila”)

Noun

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yw (plural, singular ywen f)[3]

1. (carpentry) yew wood

Mutation

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radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
yw	unchanged	unchanged	hyw

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

References

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1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “yw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
2. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003), Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)‎[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 7‎[2]
3. ^ Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “yew”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[3], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN

Zhuang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ˀjɯəᴬ (“medicine”). Cognate with Thai ยา (yaa), Northern Thai ᩀᩣ, Lao ຢາ (yā), Lü ᦊᦱ (ẏaa), Shan ယႃ (yǎa), Bouyei iel.

Pronunciation

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• (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /jɯ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: yw1
• Hyphenation: yw

Noun

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yw (Sawndip form 𦬎, 1957–1982 spelling yɯ)

1. medicine
2. poison Synonym: doeg
3. medicinal herb

Derived terms

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• ywanhmenzyoz

Verb

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yw (1957–1982 spelling yɯ)

1. to treat (an illness) Synonym: (dialectal) ei