WAW

I. ˈwȯ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English wawe, waghe; akin to Old English wagian to move, swing — more at wag

archaic : wave

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: imit

chiefly Scotland : to utter the characteristic cry of a cat

III. noun

( -s )

chiefly Scotland : the cry of a cat

IV. noun

or vav ˈväv, ˈvȯv

( -s )

Etymology: Hebrew wāw, literally, hook

1. : the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet — symbol ו; see alphabet table

2. : the letter corresponding to Hebrew waw in the Phoenician or in any of various other Semitic alphabets