hawa

See also: Hawa

Afar

Etymology

From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air, atmosphere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈwa/ [hʌˈwʌ]
• Hyphenation: ha‧wa

Noun

hawá f

1. climate

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 74

Cebuano

Verb

hawà

1. to leave

Garo

Etymology

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

Pronoun

hawa

1. (distal) that one (far), way over there

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhawa/ [ˈha.wa]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: ha‧wa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay hawa, from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air, atmosphere”).

Noun

hawa (plural hawa-hawa)

1. atmosphere, air

   Synonyms: atmosfer, udara

   1. the gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body
   2. the air in a particular place
2. climate

   Synonym: iklim

Affixed terms

• berhawa
• hawa daba
• menghawa
• menghawakan
• penghawaan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay hawa, from Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”).

Noun

hawa (plural hawa-hawa)

1. desire

   Synonyms: gairah, kehendak, keinginan, nafsu

Affixed terms

• hawa nafsu

Etymology 3

From Arabic حَوَّاء (ḥawwāʔ, “Eve”), from Hebrew חוה (ḥawwâ).

Noun

hawa (plural hawa-hawa)

1. (colloquial) female

   Synonyms: perempuan, wanita

Alternative forms

• Hawa

Further reading

• “hawa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

hawa

1. romanization of ꦲꦮ

Malay

Etymology 1

From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air, atmosphere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hawa/
• Rhymes: -awa
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [häwə]

Noun

hawa (uncountable)

1. atmosphere, air.
   1. the gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
   2. the air in a particular place.

   Synonyms: atmosfera, udara

2. climate

   Synonym: iklim

Descendants

• → Javanese: ꦲꦮ (awa)
• Indonesian: hawa
• North Moluccan Malay: hawa

Affixed terms

• berhawa
• menghawa
• menghawakan
• penghawa
• penghawaan

Etymology 2

From Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hawa/
• Rhymes: -awa, -wa, -a
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [häwə]

Noun

hawa (uncountable)

1. desire.

   Synonyms: keinginan, nafsu

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬳᬯ (hawa)
• → Madurese: ꦲꦮ (hḁwḁ)
• Indonesian: hawa
• North Moluccan Malay: hawá

Further reading

• "hawa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology 1

From Malay hawa, from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air, atmosphere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.wa/
• Hyphenation: ha‧wa

Noun

hawa

1. air, the air in particular area

Etymology 2

From Malay hawa, from Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈwa/
• Hyphenation: ha‧wa

Noun

hawá

1. lust, desire
2. obsession

Verb

hawá

1. to lust, desire
2. to obsess

Quechua

Adjective

hawa

1. foreign, external, outside

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”).

Noun

hawa class IX (plural hawa class X)

1. longing, desire

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

hawa

1. wa class_(II) inflected form of hii

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• haua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Compare Malay hawa (“air; climate”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhawa/ [ˈhaː.wɐ]
    • Rhymes: -awa
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhawaʔ/ [ˈhaː.wɐʔ] (nonstandard)
    • Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: ha‧wa

Noun

hawa or hawà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏ)

1. transmission of a disease

   Synonyms: lalin, pagkalalin

2. contagion; disease spread by contact

   Synonym: impeksiyon

3. stain or discoloration by a foreign substance

   Synonyms: mantsa, lalin

4. person related by marriage

Derived terms

• hawa-hawa
• hawaan
• hawahan
• mahawa
• mahawaan
• mahawahan
• makahawa
• makapanghawa
• manghawa
• nakahahawa
• pagkahawa

Adjective

hawa or hawà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏ)

1. caused by contact, contamination, or infection (of a disease)
2. caused by a foreign matter (of a stain or discoloration)
3. related to one's family by marriage

Further reading

• “hawa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “hawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هوا (havâ) or Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Noun

hawa (Cyrillic spelling һава)

1. air, heaven, sky

Declension

Declension of hawa

nominative	hawa
genitive	hawanıñ
dative	hawaga
accusative	hawanı
locative	hawada
ablative	hawadan

Further reading

• Tatarstan klimatı on the Tatar Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tt