-wa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wa"

Japanese

Romanization

-wa

1. Rōmaji transcription of わ

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Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa/
• Homophone: -ha

Etymology 1

See the lemma.

Suffix

-wa

1. Alternative form of -a (feminine, plural, or singulative ending), used with stems ending in -u, -w.

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Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-úa.

Suffix

-wa

1. Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

Phuthi terms suffixed with -wa

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-úa.

Suffix

-wa

1. Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

Swazi terms suffixed with -wa

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-úa.

Suffix

-wa

1. Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

Xhosa terms suffixed with -wa

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ʊa.

Suffix

-wa

1. Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

Zulu terms suffixed with -wa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-wa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-wa”