luwa

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Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈwa/,
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun

luwá f 

  1. hunger

Synonyms

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun

luwâ (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. spit; spew
    Synonym: lutab

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa
  • IPA(key): /luˈaʔ/,

Noun

luwâ

  1. spit

Verb

luwâ

  1. to spit; to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth
  2. to eject; to cause (something) to come out of a machine
  3. to come out of a machine

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq. Cognate with Paiwan luseq.

Noun

luwá

  1. tear

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.

Noun

luwa class 11 (plural mawa)

  1. flower

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (cf. Cebuano luwa, Fijian lua, Malagasy lua, Malay luah, and Maori ruaki).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun

luwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. ejection from the mouth; spitting (of an object in one's mouth)
    Synonym: buga
  2. bulging out; sticking out (of something)
  3. (by extension) ejection (as from a machine, etc.)
  4. object that was ejected or bulging
Derived terms

Adjective

luwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. bulging out; sticking out (of something)

Etymology 2

See loa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlua/,
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun

luwa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. Alternative form of loa

Tumbuka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.

Noun

luwa class 11 (plural maluwa class 6)

  1. flower
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