nwa

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See also: NWA, ŋwa, and ŋwa¹

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nwa/

Etymology 1

From French noir (“black”).

Adjective

nwa

black
dark

Etymology 2

From French noix (“nut”).

Noun

nwa

nut

Igbo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋʷá/

Noun

nwá (plural ụ́mụ)

child, offspring

Derived terms

Terms derived from nwa

nwókē (“man, male”)
nwá nta (“infant; young person”)
nwá m̄bá (“cat”)
nwá ńnē (“brother, sister, sibling”)
nwá ńna (“brother, sister, sibling”)
nwáta (“child”)
nwá nwáanyị (“female child, daughter”)
nwá nwókē (“male child, son”)

Kituba

Verb

nwa

to drink

Kongo

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

to drink

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nwa/
Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

Inherited from French noir (“black”) and perhaps French Noir (“Black person”).

Adjective

nwa

black (of a black color)
dark (after nightfall)
Ça té fé nwa déyò.
It was dark outside.

Noun

nwa

(a) Black person
Synonyms: koulèr, moriko, nèg

Alternative forms

nwar

Derived terms

fé nwar (“to get dark; to be dark out”)
nwarad (“blackish”)
nwaro (“jet black”)
nwarsi (“to blacken”)

See also

Colors in Louisiana Creole · koulær-yé (layout · text)
blan	gri	nwa, nwar
rouj	zoranj; brun, maron	jonn, jònn
	vè, vèr, vær, væt	vè fonsé
sèrsèl		blé, ble
vyolé, vyolèt	lila	ròz, roz

Etymology 2

Inherited from French noix (“walnut; nut; testicule”).

Noun

nwa

(strictly) (a) walnut
Synonym: nwazèt
(loosely) (a) nut
Synonym: nwazèt
testicles, nuts
Synonyms: grènn, kouy, plòt

Alternative forms

dénwa

Derived terms

nwa gal (“gallnut”)
nwa miskad (“nutmeg”)
nwayé (“walnut tree”)
pyê dénwa (“walnut tree”)

Luba-Kasai

Verb

nwa

to drink

Ngwo

Noun

nwa

(Basa) Synonym of èndʰɨ́ (“water; river”)

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

to drink

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

-nwá (infinitive kunwá)

(Zezuru) to drink

Alternative forms

-mwa (Karanga, Manyika)
-n'wa (Korekore)

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

to drink

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

to drink

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

to drink

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

to drink

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