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Cebuano
Etymology
Akin to Hiligaynon yawa.
Pronunciation
Noun
yawà
- (theology) devil
- Synonym: diyablo
- (theology) Devil
- Synonym: diyablo
- imp
- (religion) evil entity
- (religion) malevolence; wickedness
Adjective
yawà
- evil; wicked
- barbaric; savage
Interjection
yawà!
- (vulgar) Term of abuse
Derived terms
Anagrams
Chamicuro
Noun
yawa
- point; tip
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
yawā̀ m (possessed form yawàn)
- quantity
References
- Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 225.
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Compare Cebuano yawa. From Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling Diwata, a goddess in the Suludnon epic Hinilawod, according to F. Landa Jocano.
Noun
yawà
- devil; evil spirit; demon
Interjection
yawà!
- (vulgar) term of abuse
Derived terms
References
- John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 538
Masbatenyo
Noun
yawa
- devil; evil spirit; demon
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ja.wa/
- Rhymes: -wa
- Hyphenation: ya‧wa
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley”).
Noun
yawa
- barley
Etymology 2
Unknown
Noun
yawa
- outside
Alternative forms
Further reading
- "yawa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.