iwa

See also: iwą, Iwa, and Iwą

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻiwa (“frigatebird”).

Noun

iwa

1. The great frigatebird (Fregata minor).

Anagrams

• IAW, WAI, WIA, wai

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Egyptian

Romanization

iwa

1. Template:egy-alt

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Hawaiian

Hawaiian cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : iwa

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Oceanic *hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Numeral

iwa

1. nine, ninth

Related terms

• ʻaiwa
• ʻeiwa

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Ilocano

Noun

iwa

1. slice

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Japanese

Romanization

iwa

1. Rōmaji transcription of いわ

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Maori

Maori cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : iwa

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Oceanic *hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Numeral

iwa

1. nine

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.va/

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• Rhymes: -iva
• Syllabification: i‧wa
• Homophone: Iwa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jь̀va, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éiˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-éh₂, from the root *h₁eyHw- (“yew, willow”).

Noun

iwa f

1. goat willow (Salix caprea)

Declension

Declension of iwa

	singular	plural
nominative	iwa	iwy
genitive	iwy	iw
dative	iwie	iwom
accusative	iwę	iwy
instrumental	iwą	iwami
locative	iwie	iwach
vocative	iwo	iwy

Etymology 2

Noun

iwa f

1. any plant of the genus Iva; marsh elder

Declension

Declension of iwa

	singular	plural
nominative	iwa	iwy
genitive	iwy	iw
dative	iwie	iwom
accusative	iwę	iwy
instrumental	iwą	iwami
locative	iwie	iwach
vocative	iwo	iwy

Further reading

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

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ùà (Èkìtì)
• ùwà

Etymology 1

From ì- +‎ wà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.wà/

Noun

ìwà

1. character, behavior

Etymology 2

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wà (“to skim”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.wà/

Noun

ìwà

1. skimmer

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Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -wa +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːwá/

Noun

îwá class 5 (plural ámawá class 6)

1. cliff

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iwa	amawa
Locative	eweni	emaweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iwa		amawa
Simple form	liwa		mawa
Locative	eweni		emaweni
Copulative	yiwa		ngamawa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wewa	owewa	wamawa	owamawa
Class 2	bewa	abewa	bamawa	abamawa
Class 3	wewa	owewa	wamawa	owamawa
Class 4	yewa	eyewa	yamawa	eyamawa
Class 5	lewa	elewa	lamawa	elamawa
Class 6	ewa	awewa	amawa	awamawa
Class 7	sewa	esewa	samawa	esamawa
Class 8	zewa	ezewa	zamawa	ezamawa
Class 9	yewa	eyewa	yamawa	eyamawa
Class 10	zewa	ezewa	zamawa	ezamawa
Class 11	lwewa	olwewa	lwamawa	olwamawa
Class 14	bewa	obewa	bamawa	obamawa
Class 15	kwewa	okwewa	kwamawa	okwamawa
Class 17	kwewa	okwewa	kwamawa	okwamawa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-wa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-wa (2.3-5.4)”