agwa

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡwa/ [ˈʔaɡ.wa]
• Hyphenation: ag‧wa

Noun

agwa (Basahan spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏ)

1. water (only used in set expressions)

   Synonym: tubig

Derived terms

• agwa bendita
• agwa de pataranta

 

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agua.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧gwa
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡwa/ [ˈʔaɡ.wa]

Noun

ágwa

1. water

   Synonym: tubig

2. perfume, scent

   Synonym: pahumot

Karao

Noun

agwa

1. edible root of the taro plant

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-agwa (infinitive kuagwa)

1. Passive form of -aga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -agwa
Positive present -naagwa Subjunctive -agwe Negative -agwi Imperative singular agwa
Infinitives
Positive kuagwa Negative kutoagwa
Imperatives
Singular agwa Plural agweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huagwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liagwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuagwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naagwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaagwa/naagwa tunaagwa 2nd person unaagwa mnaagwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaagwa wanaagwa other classes positive subject concord + -naagwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -agwi) Singular Plural 1st person siagwi hatuagwi 2nd person huagwi hamwagwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haagwi hawaagwi other classes negative subject concord + -agwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taagwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taagwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -agwe) Singular Plural 1st person niagwe tuagwe 2nd person uagwe mwagwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aagwe waagwe other classes positive subject concord + -agwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siagwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeagwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeagwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliagwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliagwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aagwa) Singular Plural 1st person naagwa twaagwa 2nd person waagwa mwaagwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aagwa waagwa m-mi(III/IV) waagwa yaagwa ji-ma(V/VI) laagwa yaagwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaagwa vyaagwa n(IX/X) yaagwa zaagwa u(XI) waagwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaagwa pa(XVI) paagwa mu(XVIII) mwaagwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meagwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaagwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaagwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiagwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoagwa Consecutive kaagwa / positive subject concord + -kaagwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaagwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niagwa -tuagwa 2nd person -kuagwa -waagwa/-kuagweni/-waagweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwagwa -waagwa m-mi(III/IV) -uagwa -iagwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liagwa -yaagwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiagwa -viagwa n(IX/X) -iagwa -ziagwa u(XI) -uagwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuagwa pa(XVI) -paagwa mu(XVIII) -muagwa Reflexive -jiagwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -agwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -agwaye -agwao m-mi(III/IV) -agwao -agwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -agwalo -agwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -agwacho -agwavyo n(IX/X) -agwayo -agwazo u(XI) -agwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -agwako pa(XVI) -agwapo mu(XVIII) -agwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -agwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeagwa -oagwa m-mi(III/IV) -oagwa -yoagwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loagwa -yoagwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choagwa -vyoagwa n(IX/X) -yoagwa -zoagwa u(XI) -oagwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koagwa pa(XVI) -poagwa mu(XVIII) -moagwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish agua (“water”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡwa/ [ˈʔaɡ.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɡwa
• Syllabification: ag‧wa

Noun

agwa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏ)

1. water (used in certain expressions)

   Synonym: tubig

Related terms

• Aguas
• agwa bendita
• agwa destilada
• agwa-asahar
• agwa-de-pataranta
• agwa-kolonya
• agwa-oksihenada
• agwa-plorida
• agwa-poso
• agwa-puwerte
• agwa-rehiya
• agwadero
• agwado
• agwador
• agwahe
• agwamadre
• agwamarina
• agwamiyel
• agwaras
• agwardiyente
• agwasa
• agwasero
• agwaspotable
• agwatiyempo
• akwakultura
• akwarela
• akwarelista
• akwaryo
• Akwaryo
• akwaryum
• akwatika
• akwatiko
• akwosidad
• akwoso

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡˈwa/ [ʔɐɡˈwa], /ˈʔaɡwa/ [ˈʔaɡ.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -a, -aɡwa
• Syllabification: ag‧wa

Noun

agwá or agwa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏ)

1. big splash or surge of water (as when one dives into a river)

See also

• salwak
• sigalbo

 

References

• “agwa”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024

Anagrams

• waag, gawa, agaw