Etymology

pow

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Today it means: The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch. Full definition →

Cantonese 包 ← Hokkien 傅
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pow · interjection, noun1

Onomatopoeic.

pow · noun2

Variant forms.

Pow · proper noun3

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from傅
  2. Cantonese · borrowed from包
  3. English todayPow

Three possible origins: * A variant of the English surname Poe. * Borrowed from Cantonese 包 (baau1) and 鮑 /鲍 (baau1); compare Bao, which derives from the standard Chinese pronunciation of these characters. * Borrowed from Hokkien 傅 (pò͘); compare Fu, which derives from the standard Chinese pronunciation of these characters.

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