braw
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɑː/
Adjective
Derived terms
- brawlike
Noun
braw (plural braws)
- (in the plural) Sunday best
- 1839, Walter Scott, The Heart of Midlothian, page 207:
- "Ay, Madge," said Mr. Sharpitlaw, in a coaxing tone; "and ye're dressed out in your braws, I see; these are not your every-days' claiths ye have on."
- "Ah, Madge," said Mr. Sharpitlaw, in a coaxing tone; "and you're dressed up in your Sunday best, I see; these are not your everyday clothes you have on."
References
- “braw” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- “braw”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /braːu̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /brau̯/
- Rhymes: -au̯
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
braw | fraw | mraw | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “braw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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