kawa

English

Noun

kawa (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of kava

Anagrams

• Waka, waka

Cebuano

Etymology

Probably from Malay kawah.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧wa

Noun

kawa

1. a large wok

Related terms

• kaha, kalaha

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

kawà

1. large iron pot

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.wa/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

kawa m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of caoua: coffee
2. Piper methysticum (kava)

   Synonym: kava

3. kava, beverage made from Piper methysticum

   Synonym: kava

Further reading

• “kawa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Hiligaynon

Noun

káwà

1. boiler

Japanese

Romanization

kawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of かわ

Karao

Noun

kawa

1. middle; halfway

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkava/
• Syllabification: ka‧wa

Noun

kawa f (diminutive kôwka or kawulka or kawuszka)

1. coffee

Declension

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “kawa”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “kawa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
• “kawa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Kayapó

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *kacû (“mortar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

kawa

1. mortar

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

kawa

1. spider (large)

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (cognates include Hawaiian ʻawa, Tongan kava and Samoan ʻava) from Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ (“potent root”) metathesis of Proto-Oceanic *wakaʀ (“root”), thus doublet of aka and root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.wa/,

Adjective

kawa

1. sour

Noun

kawa

1. a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house or canoe
2. karakia (“ritual chants”) and customs for the opening of new houses, canoes and other events
3. marae protocol - customs of the marae and wharenui, particularly those related to formal activities such as pōhiri, speeches and mihimihi
4. acid
5. bitterness

Usage notes

The sense "marae protocol" seems to be a modern extension of the word.

Verb

kawa

1. to perform the kawa ceremony, open a new house

Related terms

• kawakawa

References

Further reading

• “kawa” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

kawa

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.va/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ava
• Syllabification: ka‧wa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه. Doublet of café.

Noun

kawa f (diminutive kawka or kawcia or kawunia or kawusia)

1. coffee

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Yiddish: קאַווע (kave)

Etymology 2

Back-formation from kawka.

Noun

kawa f

1. (obsolete or dialectal) jackdaw (corvid of the genus Coloeus)

Declension

Further reading

• kawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-kawa (infinitive kukawa)

1. to delay, be late, tarry

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -kawia
  • Causative: -kawisha

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kawa (ma class, plural makawa)

1. cover (of food)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkawa/,
• Hyphenation: ka‧wa

Noun

kawa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏ)

1. large caldron; large boiler or kettle

   Synonyms: kaldero, talyasi