kava

See also: kawa and káva

English

Etymology

From Tongan kava, in turn from Proto-Polynesian *kawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑː.və/
• Rhymes: -ɑːvə

Noun

kava (countable and uncountable, plural kavas)

1. A plant from the South Pacific, .
2. An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.

Translations

the plant Piper methysticum

• Fijian: yaqona (fj)
• French: kava (fr) m, kawa (fr) m
• Hawaiian: ʻawa
• Japanese: カヴァ (ja) (kava)
• Romanian: kava (ro) f
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• Russian: пе́рец опьяня́ющий m (pérec opʹjanjájuščij) (formal), ка́ва (ru) f (káva), кава-ка́ва f (kava-káva)
• Samoan: ʻava
• Tongan: kava

intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant

• Arabic: كَافَا f (kāfā)
• Bislama: kava
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡瓦 (kǎwǎ)

• Chuukese: sakau
• Fijian: yaqona (fj)
• French: kava (fr) m, kawa (fr) m
• Hawaiian: ʻawa
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• Hindi: कावा (hi) (kāvā)
• Japanese: カヴァ (ja) (kava)
• Pohnpeian: sakau
• Romanian: kava (ro) f
• Russian: ка́ва (ru) f (káva), кава-ка́ва f (kava-káva)
• Samoan: 'ava (sm)
• Tahitian: kava
• Tongan: kava

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Esperanto

Etymology

From kavo (“cave, cavity, hollow, pit”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkava/
• Hyphenation: ka‧va

Adjective

kava (accusative singular kavan, plural kavaj, accusative plural kavajn)

1. hollow, concave

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛaːva/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːva
• Homophone: kavað

Verb

kava (third person singular past indicative kavaði, third person plural past indicative kavaðu, supine kavað)

1. to snow
2. to dive

Conjugation

Conjugation of kava (group v-30)
infinitive	kava
supine	kavað
participle (a6)1	kavandi	kavaður
	present	past
first singular	kavi	kavaði
second singular	kavar	kavaði
third singular	kavar	kavaði
plural	kava	kavaðu
	imperative
singular	kava!
plural	kavið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋɑ̝]

Noun

kava

1. A spokeshave.

Declension

Inflection of kava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kava	kavat
genitive		kavan	kavojen
partitive		kavaa	kavoja
illative		kavaan	kavoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kava	kavat
accusative	nom.	kava	kavat
	gen.	kavan
genitive		kavan	kavojen kavain rare
partitive		kavaa	kavoja
inessive		kavassa	kavoissa
elative		kavasta	kavoista
illative		kavaan	kavoihin
adessive		kavalla	kavoilla
ablative		kavalta	kavoilta
allative		kavalle	kavoille
essive		kavana	kavoina
translative		kavaksi	kavoiksi
abessive		kavatta	kavoitta
instructive		—	kavoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kavani kavani accusative nom. kavani kavani gen. kavani genitive kavani kavojeni kavaini rare partitive kavaani kavojani inessive kavassani kavoissani elative kavastani kavoistani illative kavaani kavoihini adessive kavallani kavoillani ablative kavaltani kavoiltani allative kavalleni kavoilleni essive kavanani kavoinani translative kavakseni kavoikseni abessive kavattani kavoittani instructive — — comitative — kavoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kavasi kavasi accusative nom. kavasi kavasi gen. kavasi genitive kavasi kavojesi kavaisi rare partitive kavaasi kavojasi inessive kavassasi kavoissasi elative kavastasi kavoistasi illative kavaasi kavoihisi adessive kavallasi kavoillasi ablative kavaltasi kavoiltasi allative kavallesi kavoillesi essive kavanasi kavoinasi translative kavaksesi kavoiksesi abessive kavattasi kavoittasi instructive — — comitative — kavoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kavamme kavamme accusative nom. kavamme kavamme gen. kavamme genitive kavamme kavojemme kavaimme rare partitive kavaamme kavojamme inessive kavassamme kavoissamme elative kavastamme kavoistamme illative kavaamme kavoihimme adessive kavallamme kavoillamme ablative kavaltamme kavoiltamme allative kavallemme kavoillemme essive kavanamme kavoinamme translative kavaksemme kavoiksemme abessive kavattamme kavoittamme instructive — — comitative — kavoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kavanne kavanne accusative nom. kavanne kavanne gen. kavanne genitive kavanne kavojenne kavainne rare partitive kavaanne kavojanne inessive kavassanne kavoissanne elative kavastanne kavoistanne illative kavaanne kavoihinne adessive kavallanne kavoillanne ablative kavaltanne kavoiltanne allative kavallenne kavoillenne essive kavananne kavoinanne translative kavaksenne kavoiksenne abessive kavattanne kavoittanne instructive — — comitative — kavoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kavansa kavansa accusative nom. kavansa kavansa gen. kavansa genitive kavansa kavojensa kavainsa rare partitive kavaansa kavojaan kavojansa inessive kavassaan kavassansa kavoissaan kavoissansa elative kavastaan kavastansa kavoistaan kavoistansa illative kavaansa kavoihinsa adessive kavallaan kavallansa kavoillaan kavoillansa ablative kavaltaan kavaltansa kavoiltaan kavoiltansa allative kavalleen kavallensa kavoilleen kavoillensa essive kavanaan kavanansa kavoinaan kavoinansa translative kavakseen kavaksensa kavoikseen kavoiksensa abessive kavattaan kavattansa kavoittaan kavoittansa instructive — — comitative — kavoineen kavoinensa

Synonyms

• kavahöylä

Anagrams

• vaka

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Ido

Adjective

kava

1. sunken, hollow

Derived terms

• kavajo

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Italian

Noun

kava f (plural kave)

1. kava

Synonyms

• cava

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Japanese

Romanization

kava

1. Rōmaji transcription of カヴァ

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Lithuanian

Noun

kava f

1. coffee

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kava

1. simple past and past participle of kave

Alternative forms

• kavet
• kavde (simple past)
• kavd (past participle)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎʋa/
• Hyphenation: ka‧va

Noun

kàva f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀ва)

1. coffee

Declension

Declension of kava

	singular	plural
nominative	kava	kave
genitive	kave	kava
dative	kavi	kavama
accusative	kavu	kave
vocative	kavo	kave
locative	kavi	kavama
instrumental	kavom	kavama

Synonyms

• kafa
• kahva

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Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàːʋa/

Noun

káva f

1. coffee (beverage)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	káva
gen. sing.	káve
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	káva	kávi	káve
genitive (rodȋlnik)	káve	káv	káv
dative (dajȃlnik)	kávi	kávama	kávam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kávo	kávi	káve
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kávi	kávah	kávah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kávo	kávama	kávami

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.va/

Adjective

kava

1. bitter

Noun

kava

1. kava

Descendants

• → English: kava
• → Italian: kava
• → Japanese: カヴァ (kava)