kwa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kwa"

Translingual

Symbol

kwa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Dâw.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Dâw terms

Awa-Cuaiquer

Verb

kwa

1. eat

References

• Curnow, T. J. (1997). A grammar of Awa Pit (Cuaiquer): An indigenous language of south-western Colombia. The Australian National University.

Dumbea

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koa/

Noun

kwa

1. sky

References

• Leenhardt, M. (1946), Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDuᵐbea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Shintani, T.L.A. & Païta, Y. (1990), Dictionnaire de la langue de Païta, Nouméa: Sociéte d'etudes historiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Cited in: "Drubea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Gungu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúa (“to die”), potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- (“to die”).

Verb

-kwa (infinitive ku̱kwa)

1. to die, to stop living

Derived terms

• -kwesya (“to loose someone to death”)

References

• Ntongoli̱ gya Lugungu‎^[1], Webonary.org, (Can we date this quote?)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French croix (“cross”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa/

Noun

kwa

1. cross

Japanese

Romanization

kwa

1. The katakana syllable クァ (kwa) in Hepburn-like romanization.
2. The katakana syllable クヮ (kwa) in Hepburn-like romanization.

Lingala

Etymology

See the Swahili verb kwaa.

Verb

-kwa (infinitive kokwa)

1. to fall

Mongo

Verb

kwa

1. to fall

Northern Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Sotho utlwa.

Verb

kwa

1. to hear, to listen

Pipil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷa/

Verb

-kwa

1. (transitive) to eat

   Maka shikwakan ne pujpula selek

   Don't eat the plantains uncooked

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkfa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: kwa

Interjection

kwa

1. (usually reduplicated) quack; onomatopoeia for the sound of a duck

Related terms

• kaczka

• kwakać

• kwakanie

Further reading

• kwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-kwá (infinitive gukwá, perfective -kôye)

1. pay bride price

Swahili

Other scripts
Ajami	كَـ

Etymology

Potentially from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á- (“Class 15 possessive concord”). Cognate with Chichewa kwa (“Class 15 associative particle”) and Nyungwe kwa (“Class 15 associative particle”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Particle

kwa

1. ku class_(XV) inflected form of -a
   1. by, with, -ly (used before nouns to form adverbs of manner, instrument, etc.)
      • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:

        Kasim alianza kupanda ngazi ile kwa nguvu na kwa haraka, […]

        Kasim started climbing these stairs with strength and speed, […]

   2. for
   3. from
   4. Makes fractions where the numerator is not one, in the format denominator kwa numerator.
2. ku class_(XVII) inflected form of -a

   chumbani kwa mama yangu ― at my mother's room

Derived terms

• kwa heri
• kwa nini
• kwa vile
• kwa shingo upande

West Frisian

Preposition

kwa

1. in terms of

   Sina is kwa ynwennertal it grutste lân op de wrâld. -- In terms of number of inhabitants, China is the greatest country in the world.