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Dumbea
Pronunciation
Noun
kwa
- sky
References
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDuᵐbea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Shintani, T.L.A. & Païta, Y. (1990) Dictionnaire de la langue de Païta, Nouméa: Sociéte d'etudes historiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Cited in: "Drubea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French croix (“cross”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kwa
- cross
Japanese
Romanization
kwa
- Rōmaji transcription of くゎ
- Rōmaji transcription of くぁ
- Rōmaji transcription of クヮ
- Rōmaji transcription of クァ
Northern Sotho
Etymology
Cognate with Sotho utlwa.
Verb
kwa
- to hear, to listen
Pipil
Pronunciation
Verb
-kwa
- (transitive) to eat
- Maka shikwakan ne pujpula selek
- Don't eat the plantains uncooked
Polish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kfa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: kwa
Interjection
kwa
- (usually reduplicated) quack; onomatopoeia for the sound of a duck
Related terms
Further reading
- kwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rwanda-Rundi
Verb
-kwá (infinitive gukwá, perfective -kôye)
- pay bride price
Swahili
Pronunciation
Particle
kwa
- Ku class inflected form of -a.
- -ly (used before nouns to form adverbs of manner, instrument, etc.)
Preposition
kwa
- by, with
- for
- from
- Makes fractions where the numerator is not one, in the format denominator kwa numerator.
Derived terms
West Frisian
Preposition
kwa
- in terms of
- Sina is kwa ynwennertal it grutste lân op de wrâld. -- In terms of number of inhabitants, China is the greatest country in the world.