kwa

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See also: Kwa, -kʷa, and kwa-

Dumbea

Pronunciation

Noun

kwa

  1. sky

References

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French croix (“cross”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kwa

  1. cross

Japanese

Romanization

kwa

  1. The katakana syllable クァ (kwa) in Hepburn-like romanization.
  2. The katakana syllable クヮ (kwa) in Hepburn-like romanization.

Northern Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Sotho utlwa.

Verb

kwa

  1. to hear, to listen

Pipil

Pronunciation

Verb

-kwa

  1. (transitive) to eat
    Maka shikwakan ne pujpula selek
    Don't eat the plantains uncooked

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkfa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: kwa

Interjection

kwa

  1. (usually reduplicated) quack; onomatopoeia for the sound of a duck

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)

  1. pay bride price

Swahili

Pronunciation

Particle

kwa

  1. ku class(XV) inflected form of -a
    1. by, with, -ly (used before nouns to form adverbs of manner, instrument, etc.)
      • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:
        Kasim alianza kupanda ngazi ile kwa nguvu na kwa haraka, […]
        Kasim started climbing these stairs with strength and speed, 
    2. for
    3. from
    4. Makes fractions where the numerator is not one, in the format denominator kwa numerator.
  2. ku class(XVII) inflected form of -a
    chumbani kwa mama yangu ― at my mother's room

Derived terms

West Frisian

Preposition

kwa

  1. 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.
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