kawa

See also: Kawa, kawá, and kawą

English

Noun

kawa (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of kava

Anagrams

• Waka, waka

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Cebuano

Etymology

Probably from Malay kawah.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧wa

Noun

kawa

1. A large wok.

Related terms

• kaha, kalaha

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Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

kawà

1. large iron pot

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.wa/

• Audio:

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Noun

kawa m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of caoua, meaning coffee
2. (Piper methysticum) kava

   Synonym: kava

3. kava, beverage made from Piper methysticum

   Synonym: kava

Further reading

• “kawa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Hiligaynon

Noun

káwà

1. boiler

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Japanese

Romanization

kawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of かわ

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Karao

Noun

kawa

1. middle; halfway

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Kayapó

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *kacû (“mortar”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈwa]

Noun

kawa

1. mortar

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Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

kawa

1. spider (large)

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa.

Adjective

kawa

1. sour

Noun

kawa

1. a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house or canoe
2. karakia (“ritual chants”) and customs for the opening of new houses, canoes and other events
3. marae protocol - customs of the marae and wharenui, particularly those related to formal activities such as pōhiri, speeches and mihimihi
4. acid
5. bitterness

Usage notes

The sense "marae protocol" seems to be a modern extension of the word.

Verb

kawa

1. to perform the kawa ceremony, open a new house

References

• “kawa” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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Polish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

Noun

kawa f (diminutive kawka or kawcia or kawunia or kawusia)

1. coffee

Declension

Declension of kawa

	singular	plural
nominative	kawa	kawy
genitive	kawy	kaw
dative	kawie	kawom
accusative	kawę	kawy
instrumental	kawą	kawami
locative	kawie	kawach
vocative	kawo	kawy

Derived terms

adjective

• kawowy

 

noun phrases

• kawa po irlandzku
• kawa po turecku
• kawa po wiedeńsku
• kawa rozpuszczalna
• kawa zbożowa

 

nouns

• biała kawa
• czarna kawa
• kawiara
• kawiarka
• kawiarnia
• kawiarniczka
• kawiarz
• kawosz
• kawoszka
• kawowiec

 

Related terms

adjective

• kawiarniany

 

nouns

• kawiareczka
• kawiarenka

 

Descendants

• → Yiddish: קאַווע (kave)

Etymology 2

Back-formation from kawka.

Noun

kawa f

1. (obsolete or dialectal) jackdaw (corvid of the genus Coloeus)

Declension

Declension of kawa

	singular	plural
nominative	kawa	kawy
genitive	kawy	kaw
dative	kawie	kawom
accusative	kawę	kawy
instrumental	kawą	kawami
locative	kawie	kawach
vocative	kawo	kawy

Further reading

• kawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-kawa (infinitive kukawa)

1. delay, be late, tarry

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -kawia
  • Causative: -kawisha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kawa
Positive present -nakawa Subjunctive -kawe Negative -kawi Imperative singular kawa
Infinitives
Positive kukawa Negative kutokawa
Imperatives
Singular kawa Plural kaweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukawa Positive past positive subject concord + -likawa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukawa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakawa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakawa/nakawa tunakawa 2nd person unakawa mnakawa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakawa wanakawa other classes positive subject concord + -nakawa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kawi) Singular Plural 1st person sikawi hatukawi 2nd person hukawi hamkawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakawi hawakawi other classes negative subject concord + -kawi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takawa Negative future negative subject concord + -takawa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kawe) Singular Plural 1st person nikawe tukawe 2nd person ukawe mkawe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawe wakawe other classes positive subject concord + -kawe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikawe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekawa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekawa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikawa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikawa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akawa) Singular Plural 1st person nakawa twakawa 2nd person wakawa mwakawa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawa wakawa m-mi(III/IV) wakawa yakawa ji-ma(V/VI) lakawa yakawa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakawa vyakawa n(IX/X) yakawa zakawa u(XI) wakawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakawa pa(XVI) pakawa mu(XVIII) mwakawa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekawa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakawa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakawa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikawa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokawa Consecutive kakawa / positive subject concord + -kakawa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakawe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikawa -tukawa 2nd person -kukawa -wakawa/-kukaweni/-wakaweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkawa -wakawa m-mi(III/IV) -ukawa -ikawa ji-ma(V/VI) -likawa -yakawa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikawa -vikawa n(IX/X) -ikawa -zikawa u(XI) -ukawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukawa pa(XVI) -pakawa mu(XVIII) -mukawa Reflexive -jikawa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kawa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kawaye -kawao m-mi(III/IV) -kawao -kawayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kawalo -kawayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kawacho -kawavyo n(IX/X) -kawayo -kawazo u(XI) -kawao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kawako pa(XVI) -kawapo mu(XVIII) -kawamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kawa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekawa -okawa m-mi(III/IV) -okawa -yokawa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokawa -yokawa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokawa -vyokawa n(IX/X) -yokawa -zokawa u(XI) -okawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokawa pa(XVI) -pokawa mu(XVIII) -mokawa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kawa (ma class, plural makawa)

1. cover (of food)

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Tagalog

Noun

kawa

1. large caldron; large boiler or kettle

Synonyms

• kaldero
• talyasi