Paw — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔː/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔː/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɔː/.

Examples

he had the hands of a surgeon
he extended his mitt
The bear pawed the door

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hand mitt manus

Parts of Speech

noun	a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
noun	the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb “he had the hands of a surgeon”
verb	scrape with the paws “The bear pawed the door”
verb	touch clumsily “The man tried to paw her”

Word Forms

paw	verb	scrape with the paws
hand	verb	place into the hands or custody of
paw	noun	a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
pawer	noun	a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pfote

ein Krallenfuß eines Tieres, insbesondere eines Vierbeiners

🇫🇷French

patte

une patte griffue d'un animal en particulier un quadrupède

🇪🇸Spanish

pata

una pata con garras de un animal, especialmente un cuadrúpedo

🇮🇹Italian

zampa

un piede artigliato di un animale soprattutto un quadrupede

🇳🇱Dutch

poot

een klauwpoot van een dier, vooral een viervoeter

🇵🇹Portuguese

pata

uma pata com garras de um animal, especialmente um quadrúpede

🇷🇺Russian

лапа

когтистая лапа животного, особенно четвероногого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंजा

किसी जानवर का पंजों वाला पैर, विशेषकर चौपाए का

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதம்

ஒரு விலங்கின் நகக்கால், குறிப்பாக நான்கு மடங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

పావు

జంతువు యొక్క పంజా పాదం ముఖ్యంగా చతుర్భుజం

🇮🇳Marathi

पंजा

प्राण्याचा नखे असलेला पाय, विशेषत: चतुर्भुज

🇮🇳Gujarati

પંજો

પ્રાણીના પંજાવાળા પગ ખાસ કરીને ચતુર્ભુજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಂಜ

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯ ಉಗುರುಗಳ ಕಾಲು ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಚತುರ್ಭುಜ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാവ്

ഒരു മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ നഖങ്ങളുള്ള കാൽ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു ചതുരാകൃതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੰਜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਪੰਜੇ ਵਾਲਾ ਪੈਰ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਚੌਗੁਣਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

爪子

动物尤其是四足动物的有爪的脚

🇯🇵Japanese

足

動物の爪のある足、特に四足動物

🇰🇷Korean

발

동물의 발톱 발, 특히 네 발 달린 동물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân

một bàn chân có móng vuốt của một con vật, đặc biệt là động vật bốn chân

🇹🇭Thai

อุ้งเท้า

เท้ากรงเล็บของสัตว์โดยเฉพาะสัตว์สี่เท้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengais

kaki cakar binatang terutama hewan berkaki empat

🇵🇭Filipino

paa

isang clawed foot ng isang hayop lalo na ng quadruped

🇲🇾Malay

cakar

kaki bercakar haiwan terutamanya berkaki empat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخلب

قدم مخالب للحيوان وخاصة ذوات الأربع

🇮🇷Persian

پنجه

پای پنجه دار حیوان به خصوص چهارپا

🇹🇷Turkish

pençe

özellikle dört ayaklı bir hayvanın pençeli ayağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֶגֶל

רגל ציפורניים של בעל חיים במיוחד מרובע

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