ruwa

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Central Tunebo

Etymology

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Noun

ruwa

  1. edible animal, meat

Declension

Declension of ruwa
singular plural
isolated ruwa —
ergative ruwat —
absolutive ruw —
genitive ruway —
vocative ruwu —

Derived terms

References

  • Headland, Edna Romayne (1997) “ruwa”, in Diccionario Bilingüe Uw Cuwa (Tunebo)-Español Español - Uw Cuwa (Tunebo) con una gramática uw cuwa (tuneba)‎, Bogotá: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, →ISBN, page 172.

Hausa

Etymology 1

A borrowing of unclear origin, cognate to Galambu rwa (“river”). Blench suggests a derivation from Nupoid Volta-Niger; compare Nupe nuwan and Gbari nua.

Pronunciation

  • (noun) IPA(key): /ɽú.wáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):
  • (adverb) IPA(key): /ɽú.wá/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

ruwā m (plural ruwā̀yē, possessed form ruwan)

  1. water
  2. liquid, juice
  3. interest (money)
  4. color
    Synonym: launi

Adverb

ruwa

  1. in the water

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ruwā m (plural ruwā̀yē, possessed form ruwan)

  1. blade (of knife or axe)
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