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Indonesian
Etymology
From Sundanese ᮠᮝᮥ (hawu, “stove”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of abu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhawu/
- Hyphenation: ha‧wu
Noun
hawu (uncountable)
- (dialect) hearth.
- Synonym: tungku
Further reading
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.
Noun
hawu
- ash
- powder
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "hawu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Sundanese
Romanization
hawu
- Romanization of ᮠᮝᮥ
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hǎːwu/
Interjection
hawu
- oh my!, eish!, wow!, good heavens!
References