hewa

See also: H'Ê-Wa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *sewa (“confused, in error”). Cognate with Māori hewa (“deluded”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhe.wa/, [ˈhɛ.ʋə]

Noun

hewa

1. mistake
2. sin
3. fault, guilt

Verb

hewa(stative)

1. wrong
2. sinful, wicked
3. guilty

Derived terms

• hewahwa
• hoʻohewa
• kāhewa
• ʻāhewa
• ʻōhewa

Further reading

• hewa in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “SEWA.A”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *sewa (“confused, in error”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhewa/ [ˈhɛwɐ]

Adjective

hewa

1. mistaken

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”). Compare Persian هوا (havâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛˈwɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

hewa m (Arabic spelling هەوا)

1. air, atmosphere
2. weather, climate

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “hewa”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 247

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

hewa class IX (plural hewa class X)

1. air

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • hali ya hewa (“weather”)

Zazaki

Etymology

From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ). Compare Persian هوا (havâ).

Noun

hewa

1. air