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awa

1

[ uh-waw, uh-wah ]

adverb

, Scot.


awa

2

[ ah-vuh ]

noun

, Hawaii.
, plural a·wa, a·was.
  1. another word for milkfish.

awa'

1

/ əˈwɔː /

adverb

  1. away; departed; onward
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


AWA

2

abbreviation for

  1. Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of awa1

First recorded in 1810–20

Origin of awa2

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian; compare Fijian yawa, Tahitian ava
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Example Sentences

He didna stay very lang, and gaed awa' saying he'd come back again.

I sat up till after midnight aye expectin' you'd be in, sae I gaed awa' to my bed to lie wauken till you should come in.

Jenny's awa' owre to Rundell Hoose, an' we'll no' ken onything till she comes back.

Mysie gane, an' guid kens where she is, an' John ta'en awa' jist when oor battle was beginnin' to get easier.

Sometimes I rest 'em in the teabox to keep 'em awa' frae the bairns, but I canna find 'em theer.

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