n/awとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) enPR: nô, IPA: /nɔː/
• (米国発音) enPR: nô, IPA: /nɔ/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: nä, IPA: /nɑ/
• 韻: -ɔː, -ɑː
• 異形同音異義語: nor, gnaw

間投詞

naw

1. (informal) No.
   • 1986, Melvin Dixon, “The Boy with Beer”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 27:

     But listen Willis
     You do understand, don't you?
     Naw, I don't think so.
     Larry?

   • 2003, Anton F. Bilek, Tony Bilek, Gene O'Connell, No Uncle Sam: The Forgotten of Bataan, Kent State University Press, →ISBN, page 31:

     "Naw, no trouble. Just pulled off the road for about ten minutes, maybe, when a couple of Nip fighters banked overhead. They were after something or other." "Is that right?" Mac replied.

   • 2012, Alex Gray, A Pound of Flesh:

     'Naw, hen, sorry. Ye're too young for us. Come back when you've got a couple mair years under yer belt, eh?'

   • 2012 November 1, Brenda Hampton, Naughty No More, Urban Books, →ISBN:

     “Naw, no thanks. I'll catch you next time.” “Come on, Shane. All you do is work, work, and work. You need to have a little fun, don't you?” “Right now, I'm having a lot of fun. Trust me.” “Do you have company?” “No, I'm painting.”

2. (Jamaica) Pronunciation spelling of not.

参考

• nee-naw

アナグラム

• NWA, WAN, Wan, awn, wan, wan-