pwn

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Paiwan, from Chinese 排灣 / 排湾 (Páiwān). === Symbol === pwn (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Paiwan. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Paiwan terms == English == === Etymology === From own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty keyboards). === Pronunciation === Originally pronounced /əʊn/ (UK) / /oʊn/ (US), like own.(US). Superseded by: (UK) IPA(key): /pəʊn/, /pɔːn/, (rarely) /piˈəʊn/ (US) IPA(key): /poʊn/, /piˈoʊn/, /pɔn/, (rarely) /piˈɔn/ Rhymes: -ɔːn, -əʊn, -ɔn, -oʊn Homophone: pone === Verb === pwn (third-person singular simple present pwns, present participle pwning, simple past and past participle pwned or pwnd or pwnt) (Internet slang, online gaming, dated, originally leetspeak, ambitransitive) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game). Synonyms: own, pwnz0r ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === pwn (countable and uncountable, plural pwns) (Internet slang, originally leetspeak) Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated. (Internet slang, computer security, originally leetspeak) An exploit in computer security, especially relating to machine code. === References === === Anagrams === PNW, wpn. == Welsh == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Welsh pwnn, from Vulgar Latin *pundus, from Latin pondus (“weight”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʊn/ Rhymes: -ʊn === Noun === pwn m (plural pynnau) load, burden Synonyms: llwyth, baich ==== Derived terms ==== pynfarch (“packhorse”) trwybwn (“throughput”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pwn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “pwn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies