kwa

See also: Kwa, -kʷa, and kwa-

Dumbea

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koa/

Noun

kwa

1. sky

References

• Template:cite. 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.
• Template:cite. 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.

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French croix (“cross”)

Noun

kwa

1. cross

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Japanese

Romanization

kwa

1. Rōmaji transcription of くゎ
2. Rōmaji transcription of くぁ
3. Rōmaji transcription of クヮ
4. Rōmaji transcription of クァ

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Northern Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Sotho utlwa.

Verb

kwa

1. to hear, to listen

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Pipil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷa/

Verb

-kwa

1. (transitive) to eat

   Maka shikwakan ne pujpula selek

   Don't eat the plantains uncooked

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Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kfa/

Interjection

kwa

1. quack; onomatopoeia for the sound of a duck

Usage notes

Usually repeated at least twice.

Related terms

• kaczka
• kwakać
• kwakanie

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Swahili

Particle

kwa

1. Ku class inflected form of -a.
2. -ly (used before nouns to form adverbs of manner, instrument, etc.)

Preposition

kwa

1. by, with
2. for
3. from
4. Makes fractions where the numerator is not one, in the format denominator kwa numerator.

Derived terms

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

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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.