Definition
Well, indeed, or expressing agreement or resignation; a Scottish interjection or discourse marker.
Etymology
From a- (intensifying particle) + well (Old English wel). In Scots, this became a common interjection to open statements or express mild exasperation or acceptance.
Kelly Says
In Scottish poetry, 'aweel' opens statements like a verbal shrug—'aweel, that's how things go'—and it reveals how dialects preserve old intensifying particles that faded elsewhere.
Translations
DADansk
forundring
fɒˈʁunˀɔŋ
DEDeutsch
Ehrfurcht
ˈeːɐ̯fʁʊχt
ELΕλληνικά
έκπληξη
ékplēksi
ESEspañol
asombro
aˈsom.bɾo
FISuomi
hämmästys
ˈhæmːæsˌtys
FRFrançais
émerveillement
e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jə.mɑ̃
HAHA
matsoraci
matsɔːɾat͡ʃi
HUMagyar
csodálat
ˈt͡ʃodaːlɒt
IDBahasa Indonesia
keterkejutan
kətərˈkɛdʒʊtən
ITItaliano
stupore
stuˈpoːre
KMKM
ភាពភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល
phiəp nɨk pʰɑːl
MSBahasa Melayu
keterkejutan
kətərˈkɛdʒʊtən
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ပျံယွင်း
sɛɪʔ pjɪ́ɰ̃ ʃwɪ́ɰ̃
NLNederlands
verbijstering
vərˈbɛistərɪŋ
NONorsk
forundring
fɔˈʁunːɾeŋ
PLPolski
zdumienie
zduˈmʲɛɲɛ
PTPortuguês
assombro
aˈsõ.bɾu
RUРусский
изумление
ɪzʊmˈlʲenʲɪje
SVSvenska
förundran
fœːrʉnːdan
SWKiswahili
kushangazwa
kuʃaŋˈɡazwa
TEతెలుగు
ఆశ్చర్యం
āścaryaṁ
THไทย
ความเกรงขาม
khwām krɛːŋ kʰām
UKУкраїнська
здивування
zdivuvɐˈnʲɐ
VITiếng Việt
sự kinh ngạc
sʊ˨˩ kɨn˧˧ ʔŋak̚˧˦