pwa

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Pawaia.

Symbol

pwa

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Pawaia terms

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwa/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From French poids.

Noun

pwa

1. weight

Etymology 2

From French pois (“pea”).

Noun

pwa

1. bean

Derived terms

• pwa maldyòk
• pwa souch (“butter beans”)

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 158

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French poids.

Noun

pwa

1. weight (the downwards force an object experiences due to gravity)

Related terms

• peze

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 266
• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 867

Mokilese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʷa/

Conjunction

pwa

1. that, so that, in order to
2. because

Verb

pwa (progressive pwahpwahpwa)

1. (intransitive) to say

Derived terms

• pwahda

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[2], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 205
• Harrison, Sheldon P. (1976), Mokilese Reference Grammar‎^[3], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /pfa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /pfa/

Noun

pwa f

1. (attested in Lesser Poland) trust, confidence
   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, numbers 2, 13, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:

     Blogoslaweni wszistcy, gisz ymaiø w nem pwø (qui confidunt in eo)

     [Błogosławieni wszystcy, jiż imają w niem pwę (qui confidunt in eo)]

References

• Bożena Sieradzka-Baziur, et al., editors (2011–2015), “pwa”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-pwa (infinitive kupwa)

1. to ebb

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pwa
Positive present -nakupwa Subjunctive -pwe Negative -pwi Imperative singular kupwa
Infinitives
Positive kupwa Negative kutokupwa
Imperatives
Singular kupwa Plural kupweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likupwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakupwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakupwa/nakupwa tunakupwa 2nd person unakupwa mnakupwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakupwa wanakupwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakupwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipwi hatupwi 2nd person hupwi hampwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapwi hawapwi other classes negative subject concord + -pwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takupwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takupwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipwe tupwe 2nd person upwe mpwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apwe wapwe other classes positive subject concord + -pwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekupwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekupwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikupwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikupwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apwa) Singular Plural 1st person napwa twapwa 2nd person wapwa mwapwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apwa wapwa m-mi(III/IV) wapwa yapwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapwa yapwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapwa vyapwa n(IX/X) yapwa zapwa u(XI) wapwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapwa pa(XVI) papwa mu(XVIII) mwapwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekupwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakupwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokupwa Consecutive kapwa / positive subject concord + -kapwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipwa -tupwa 2nd person -kupwa -wapwa/-kupweni/-wapweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpwa -wapwa m-mi(III/IV) -upwa -ipwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipwa -yapwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipwa -vipwa n(IX/X) -ipwa -zipwa u(XI) -upwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupwa pa(XVI) -papwa mu(XVIII) -mupwa Reflexive -jipwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pwaye -pwao m-mi(III/IV) -pwao -pwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pwalo -pwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pwacho -pwavyo n(IX/X) -pwayo -pwazo u(XI) -pwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pwako pa(XVI) -pwapo mu(XVIII) -pwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kupwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekupwa -okupwa m-mi(III/IV) -okupwa -yokupwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokupwa -yokupwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokupwa -vyokupwa n(IX/X) -yokupwa -zokupwa u(XI) -okupwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokupwa pa(XVI) -pokupwa mu(XVIII) -mokupwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

pwa class V (plural mapwa class VI)

1. alternative form of upwa