gawa

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Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàba.

Pronunciation

Verb

-gaŵa (infinitive kugáŵa)

  1. divide
  2. share, distribute

Derived terms

Hausa

Pronunciation

Noun

gāwā f (possessed form gāwar̃)

  1. corpse, carcass

Iban

Etymology

Compare Tagalog gawa.

Noun

gawa

  1. work

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

gawa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がわ

Javanese

Romanization

gawa

  1. Romanization of ꦒꦮ

Old Javanese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

gawa

  1. to bring
  2. to take
  3. to carry

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦒꦮ (gawa)

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàba.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-gawa (infinitive kugawa)

  1. to divide (split or separate into two or more parts)
  2. to share, distribute

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gawa
Positive present -nagawa
Subjunctive -gawe
Negative -gawi
Imperative singular gawa
Infinitives
Positive kugawa
Negative kutogawa
Imperatives
Singular gawa
Plural gaweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugawa
Positive past positive subject concord + -ligawa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kugawa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagawa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninagawa/nagawa tunagawa
2nd person unagawa mnagawa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagawa wanagawa
other classes positive subject concord + -nagawa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gawi)
Singular Plural
1st person sigawi hatugawi
2nd person hugawi hamgawi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagawi hawagawi
other classes negative subject concord + -gawi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagawa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tagawa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gawe)
Singular Plural
1st person nigawe tugawe
2nd person ugawe mgawe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) agawe wagawe
other classes positive subject concord + -gawe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigawe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegawa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegawa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligawa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligawa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agawa)
Singular Plural
1st person nagawa twagawa
2nd person wagawa mwagawa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) agawa wagawa
m-mi(III/IV) wagawa yagawa
ji-ma(V/VI) lagawa yagawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagawa vyagawa
n(IX/X) yagawa zagawa
u(XI) wagawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwagawa
pa(XVI) pagawa
mu(XVIII) mwagawa
Perfect positive subject concord + -megawa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshagawa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagawa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kigawa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipogawa
Consecutive kagawa / positive subject concord + -kagawa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagawe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nigawa -tugawa
2nd person -kugawa -wagawa/-kugaweni/-wagaweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgawa -wagawa
m-mi(III/IV) -ugawa -igawa
ji-ma(V/VI) -ligawa -yagawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigawa -vigawa
n(IX/X) -igawa -zigawa
u(XI) -ugawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kugawa
pa(XVI) -pagawa
mu(XVIII) -mugawa
Reflexive -jigawa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gawa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -gawaye -gawao
m-mi(III/IV) -gawao -gawayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -gawalo -gawayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gawacho -gawavyo
n(IX/X) -gawayo -gawazo
u(XI) -gawao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -gawako
pa(XVI) -gawapo
mu(XVIII) -gawamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gawa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yegawa -ogawa
m-mi(III/IV) -ogawa -yogawa
ji-ma(V/VI) -logawa -yogawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogawa -vyogawa
n(IX/X) -yogawa -zogawa
u(XI) -ogawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kogawa
pa(XVI) -pogawa
mu(XVIII) -mogawa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano gama and Kapampangan gaua. Cognate with Javanese ꦒꦮꦺ (gawé, “to do; to work”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈwaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: ga‧wa

Noun

gawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏ)

  1. act of doing something
    Synonyms: trabaho, pagtatrabaho
  2. creation; making; manufacture
    Synonyms: yari, pagyari
  3. (by extension) repair; fix
    Synonyms: ayos, kompone
  4. deed; act
    Synonym: kagagawan
  5. work; employment; occupation
    Synonyms: trabaho, empleo, hanapbuhay, propersyon
  6. task; duty
    Synonyms: tungkulin, katungkulan
  7. work; opus (such as literary works, musical works, etc.)
    Synonyms: obra, akda, katha, trabaho

Derived terms

Adjective

gawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏ)

  1. made; manufactured
    Synonym: ginawa
    Saan ito gawa? Gawa sa papel ang belen na gawa ni Lourdes.
    What is it made of? It's made of paper, the belen that Lourdes has made.
  2. created; composed
    Synonym: ginawa
  3. caused

Further reading

  • “gawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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