gawa

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.w⁽ᵝ⁾a/

Verb

-gaŵa (infinitive kugáŵa)

1. divide
2. share, distribute

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -gawira

• Nominal derivations:
  • gawo

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Hausa

Noun

gāwā f (possessed form gāwar̃)

1. corpse, carcass

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Japanese

Romanization

gawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of がわ

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Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàba.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-gawa (infinitive kugawa)

1. divide (split or separate into two or more parts)
2. share, distribute

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -gawia
  • Causative: -gawisha
  • Passive: -gawiwa
  • Reciprocal: -gawana
  • Stative: -gawika
  • Other formations: -gawanya

• Nominal derivations:
  • gawo

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Tagalog

Verb

gawa

1. refers to the act of creating and doing something

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for gawa

Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
actor I	(-)um-	gumawa	gumawa	gumagawa	gagawa
actor II	mag-	maggawa	naggawa	naggagawa	maggagawa
actor III	ma-	magawa	nagawa	nagagawa	magagawa
actor IV	mang-	manggawa	nanggawa	nanggagawa	manggagawa
actor V	maka-	makagawa	nakagawa	nakagagawa / nakakagawa	makagagawa / makakagawa
actor VI	makapag-	makapaggawa	nakapaggawa	nakakapaggawa	makakapaggawa
actor VII	magpa-	magpagawa	nagpagawa	nagpapagawa	magpapagawa
actor VIII	maki-	makigawa	nakigawa	nakikigawa	makikigawa
actor IX	magma-	magmagawa	nagmagawa	nagmamagawa	magmamagawa
object I	(-)in-	gawain	ginawa	ginagawa	gagawain
object II	i-	igawa	iginawa	iginagawa	igagawa
object III	-an	gawaan	ginawaan	ginagawaan	gagawaan
object IV	ma-	magawa	nagawa	nagagawa	magagawa
object V	pa-an	pagawaan	pinagawaan	pinapagawaan / pinagagawaan	pagagawaan / papagawaan
object VI	ipa-	ipagawa	ipinagawa	ipinagagawa	ipagagawa
locative I	-an	gawaan	ginawaan	ginagawaan	gagawaan
locative II	pag-an	paggawaan	pinaggawaan	pinaggagawaan	paggagawaan
locative III	mapag-an	mapaggawaan	napaggawaan	napaggagawaan	mapaggagawaan
locative IV	ma-an	magawaan	nagawaan	nagagawaan	magagawaan
locative V	ka-an	kagawaan	kinagawaan	kinakagawaan / kinagagawaan	kakagawaan / kagagawaan
benefactive I	i-	igawa	iginawa	iginagawa	igagawa
benefactive II	ipag-	ipaggawa	ipinaggawa	ipinaggagawa	ipaggagawa
benefactive III	-an	gawaan	ginawaan	ginagawaan	gagawaan
instrument I	ipa-	ipagawa	ipinagawa	ipinagagawa	ipagagawa
instrument II	ipang-	ipanggawa	ipinanggawa	ipinanggagawa	ipanggagawa
reason/causative	ika-	ikagawa	ikinagawa	ikinagagawa	ikagagawa
directional II	-an	gawaan	ginawaan	ginagawaan	gagawaan
directional II	pag-an	paggawaan	pinaggawaan	pinaggagawaan	paggagawaan
reference	pag-an	paggawaan	pinaggawaan	pinaggagawaan	paggagawaan
reciprocal I	mag-an	maggawaan	naggawaan	naggagawaan	maggagawaan
reciprocal II	magka-	magkagawa	nagkagawa	nagkakagagawa	magkakagagawa
Note: Some verb forms in this table are not used, mainly because the form is semantically implausible, but also because one is preferred over the other.

Noun

gawa

1. deed.

Adjective

gawa

1. made

   Saan ito gawa? Gawa sa papel ang belen na gawa ni Lourdes.

   What is it made of? It's made of paper, the belen that Lourdes has made.

Derived terms

• gawan
• gawin
• gumawa
• ipagawa
• kawang gawa
• magawa
• makagawa
• manggagawa