gwa

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See also: GWA and ǃgwaː

Japanese

Romanization

gwa

  1. The katakana syllable グァ (gwa) in Hepburn-like romanization.
  2. The katakana syllable グヮ (gwa) in Hepburn-like romanization.

Komo

Noun

gwa

  1. elephant

References

  • RWC Workshop (eds.). 2015. Komo – English Dictionary. SIL International.

Nyindrou

Noun

gwa

  1. water

References

  • Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (to fall).

Verb

-gwa (infinitive kugwa, perfective -gūye)

  1. to fall

Shona

Noun

gwa class 5 (plural magwa class 6)

  1. Karanga form of igwa