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Etymology
From Proto-West-Chadic *giw-. Cognate with Duwai gī̀wən, Bura cuwar, Karekare ùwan, Ngamo yàwàn, Bole yàuno, Miya yàwun, Wandala guwe, Matal gawan, Glavda gùna, Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́, Bana cìwə̀.
Pronunciation
Noun
gīwā f (plural gīwā̀yē, possessed form gīwar̃)
- elephant
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡiwaʔ/,
- Hyphenation: gi‧wa
Noun
giwà (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜏ)
- red owl
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