hawu

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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)

  1. (dialect) hearth.
    Synonym: tungku

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun

hawu

  1. ash
  2. powder

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦮꦸ (awu)

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

  1. Romanization of ᮠᮝᮥ

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /hǎːwu/

Interjection

hawu

  1. oh my!, eish!, wow!, good heavens!

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