kavu

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See also: kávu

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kavu f

  1. accusative singular of kava

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu .

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-kavu (declinable)

  1. dry
    Synonym: yabisi

Declension

Inflected forms of -kavu
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mkavu
m-mi class(III/IV) mkavu mikavu
ji-ma class(V/VI) kavu makavu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kikavu vikavu
n class(IX/X) kavu kavu
u class(XI) mkavu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pakavu
ku class(XVII) kukavu
mu class(XVIII) mukavu

Antonyms

Talysh

Etymology

Compare Persian کبود (kabud).

Adjective

kavu

  1. blue

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *qapuʀ with irregular loss of *ʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kavu

  1. lime

Further reading

  • Ross, Malcolm D. (2003) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 2, The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)
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