luwa

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Afar[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /luˈwa/, [lʊˈwʌ]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun[edit]

luwá f 

  1. hunger

Synonyms[edit]

Bikol Central[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /luˈaʔ/, [l̪uˈwaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun[edit]

luwâ (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. spit; spew
    Synonym: lutab

Derived terms[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa
  • IPA(key): /luˈaʔ/, [ˈl̪waʔ]

Noun[edit]

luwâ

  1. spit

Verb[edit]

luwâ

  1. to spit; to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth
  2. to eject; to cause (something) to come out of a machine
  3. to come out of a machine

Dupaningan Agta[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq. Cognate with Paiwan luseq.

Noun[edit]

luwá

  1. tear

Mwani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.

Noun[edit]

luwa class 11 (plural mawa)

  1. flower

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (cf. Cebuano luwa, Fijian lua, Malagasy lua, Malay luah, and Maori ruaki).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /luˈaʔ/, [ˈlwaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun[edit]

luwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. ejection from the mouth; spitting (of an object in one's mouth)
    Synonym: buga
  2. bulging out; sticking out (of something)
  3. (by extension) ejection (as from a machine, etc.)
  4. object that was ejected or bulging
Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

luwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. bulging out; sticking out (of something)

Etymology 2[edit]

See loa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlua/, [ˈlu.ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun[edit]

luwa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. Alternative form of loa

Tumbuka[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.

Noun[edit]

luwa class 11 (plural maluwa class 6)

  1. flower
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