What does "daw" mean?
Initialism of digital audio workstation.
Daw
/diː eɪ ˈdʌbəljuː/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of digital audio workstation.
- Grammar: daw is listed as name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: jackdaw, bird, corvid, corvus monedula.
- Usage evidence: Do you know what DAW Tom works with?
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of digital audio workstation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.
"The loud daw, his throat displaying, draws The whole assembly of his fellow daws."
- 3 common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery wordnet
- 4 An idiot, a simpleton; fool. obsolete
"Therefore to make complaynt Of such mysadvysed Parsons and dysgysed, Thys boke we have devysed, […] No good preest to offend, But suche dawes to amend, […]"
Verb
- 1 Initialism of dispense as written. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 To dawn.
- 3 To wake (someone) up. obsolete
"ANd whanne the Quene herd them saye soo she felle to the erthe in a dede swoune and thenne syr Bors took her vp and dawed her & whanne she was awaked she kneled afore the thre knyghtes and helde vp bothe their handes and besoughte them to seke hym And when the queen heard them say so she fell to the earth in a dead swoon. And then Sir Bors took her up, and dawed her; and when she was awaked she kneeled afore the three knights, and held up both their hands, and besought them to seek him"
- 4 To daunt; to terrify. obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname transferred from the given name.
- 2 honorific title for older women Myanmar
"Daw Aung San Suu Kyi"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Do you know what DAW Tom works with?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "daw"?
Common synonyms include: jackdaw, bird, corvid, corvus monedula, crow.
How do you use "daw" in a sentence?
Do you know what DAW Tom works with?
How do you pronounce "daw"?
Pronounced /diː eɪ ˈdʌbəljuː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English dawe, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with German Dahle, Dohle, dialectal Tach.
Etymology 2
From Middle English dawen, from Old English dagian (“to dawn”), from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną (“to become day, dawn”), from *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). More at day, dawn.
Etymology 3
* As an English surname, from a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw. Compare Davey, Dakin. * Also as an English surname, from a rhyming pet form of Raw, a name related to Rauf; compare Ralph, Rawe, Rawson, Dawkins, Dawson. * As an Arabic surname, from ضوء (“light”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó Deaghaidh (literally “descendant of Deaghadh”), from deag (“good”) + ádh (“fate”), comparable to Goodwin.
Etymology 4
From Burmese ဒေါ် (dau, “madam”).