huŵa

See also: huwa, Huwa, hu̱wa, and hùwa

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuva/

Noun

huŵa (mutated form huŵa)

1. grey hair

References

• Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 99.

Tumbuka

Noun

huŵa class 9 (plural huŵa class 10)

1. lightning

References

• William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎^[1], Central Africana Limited, page 39