owi

See also: OWI

Bavarian

Alternative forms

owe, noi

Etymology

From Middle High German abhin, abehin, equivalent to å + hi. Compare archaic German abhin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔːβi/, /ˈɔːβe/

Adverb

owi

down (direction away from the speaker)
Antonym: aufi

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Related terms

owa

Jamamadí

Verb

owi

(Banawá) to cry

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vi/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔvi
Syllabification: o‧wi

Pronoun

owi

virile nominative/vocative plural of ów

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