tawn

English

Etymology 1

Alteration oftan,influenced bytawny.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/tɔːn/
• (General American)IPA^(key):/tɔn/
• (cot–caughtmerger)IPA^(key):/tɑn/
• Rhymes:-ɔːn,-ɔn,-ɑn
• Homophone:torn(non-rhotic,horse–hoarsemerger)

Verb

tawn(third-person singular simple presenttawns,present participletawning,simple past and past participletawned)

1. (transitive)Totan,maketawny.

Noun

tawn(pluraltawns)

1. (rare)Atan.
   • 1851November 14,Herman Melville,“chapter 5”,inMoby-Dick; or, The Whale,1st American edition, New York, N.Y.:Harper & Brothers;London:Richard Bentley,→OCLC:

     In the complexion of a third still lingers a tropictawn,but slightly bleached withal; HE doubtless has tarried whole weeks ashore.

Etymology 2

Fromtown.

Proper noun

tawn

1. (Bermuda,colloquial,uncountable)Hamilton(thecapital cityofBermuda).
   • 2013September 5, James Burton, “Burton's Banter: Our rich dialogue — as moreish as a cold burr...”, inThe Bermuda Sun‎^[1],archived fromthe originalon12 December 2022:

     12:30pm: Wenttahnto get some greeze. Parked opposite de lye-berry.

Alternative forms

• tahn

Holonyms

• Bermy,de rock

Noun

tawn(pluraltawns)

1. (Bermuda,countable)Pronunciation spellingoftown.

Anagrams

• Want,wa'n't,wan't,want

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/tau̯n/
• Rhymes:-au̯n

Etymology 1

Verb

tawn

1. first-personpluralpresent/future andimperativeoftewi

Etymology 2

Verb

tawn

1. first-personsingularcounterfactualconditionalofbod(used afterpe(“if”),which can also be omitted)

   (pe)tawni hapus―if Iwerehappy