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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva, from a Germanic language, likely Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰 (*leiƕa); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.xfa/
- Rhymes: -ixfa
- Syllabification: li‧chwa
Noun
lichwa f
- usury
Declension
Further reading
- lichwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lichwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni , from a Khoe language.
Noun
líchwa class 5 (plural émáchwa class 6)
- ice
- snow
- cold
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.