Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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PAWNY
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Water or rain.
Use:
The pawny is coming.
The rain is coming.
Derivation:
Possibly Hindustani 'Pani' - water.
(Concise Oxford Dictionary)
. Probably brought to Cork by the Munster Fusiliers. Shelta 'Pani' or 'Pawnee' - water from Romani.
(MacAlister)
. Hindustani 'Pani' - water.
(Brewer)
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