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Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliwat (compare Malay lewat).
Verb
rewa
- to get under way, to depart, to set off
Polish
Etymology
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Compare French rive.
Pronunciation
Noun
rewa f
- (geomorphology, oceanography) sandbank, sandbar, sandridge, shoal (natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material and rises from the bed of a body of water to near the surface)
- Coordinate term: podwodzie
Declension
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Further reading
- rewa in Polish dictionaries at PWN