sawan

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧wan

Noun

sawan

  1. phobia

Cree

Noun

sawan (Syllabics ᓴᐗᓐ / ᓴᐘᐣ)

  1. plains

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sāan (“to sow”).

Pronunciation

Verb

sāwan

  1. to sow (seed, etc.) (literally or figuratively)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sāwan (strong, class VII)
infinitive sāwan sāwenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sāwe sēow
second person singular sǣwst sēowe
third person singular sǣwþ sēow
plural sāwaþ sēowon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sāwe sēowe
plural sāwen sēowen
imperative
singular sāw
plural sāwaþ
participle present past
sāwende (ġe)sāwen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: sowen

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay cawan, from Mandarin 茶碗 (cháwǎn, “teacup”).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /sawan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: sa‧wan

Noun

sawan (Sulat Sūg spelling سَوَنْ)

  1. cup (usually made of glass)
    Synonym: basu
    Tuwangan pa sawan in kahawa.
    Pour the coffee into the cups.

See also

West Makian

Pronunciation

Noun

sawan

  1. place, spot

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

Yakan

From Tausug sawan, from Malay cawan, from Mandarin 茶碗 (cháwǎn, “teacup”).

Noun

sawan

  1. glass (for drinking)
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