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Hausa
Etymology
From Arabic عَدَاوَة (ʕadāwa).
Pronunciation
Noun
àdāwā̀ f (possessed form àdāwàr̃)
- hatred
- opposition
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Noun
adawa
- (Cunucunuma River dialect) Alternative form of ayawa (“a tree, Protium heptaphyllum, from which a sticky transparent liquid is extracted; a torch, a light, typically made from this liquid wrapped in Oenocarpus bataua leaves; the bodypaint made from this liquid; bodypaint in general”)