rewa

See also: Rewa, rewą, and Rewą

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliwat (compare Malay lewat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrewa/ [ˈɾɛwɐ]

Verb

rewa

1. to get under way, to depart, to set off
2. to melt, to dissolve

   Synonym: whakakoero

3. to float

Derived terms

• marewa
• rewarewa
• whakarewa

Related terms

• tārewa

Further reading

• “rewa” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Polish

Etymology

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Compare French rive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.va/
• Rhymes: -ɛva
• Syllabification: re‧wa
• Homophone: Rewa

Noun

rewa f

1. (geomorphology, oceanography) sandbank, sandbar, sandridge, shoal (natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material and rises from the bed of a body of water to near the surface)

   Coordinate term: podwodzie

Declension

Declension of rewa

	singular	plural
nominative	rewa	rewy
genitive	rewy	rew
dative	rewie	rewom
accusative	rewę	rewy
instrumental	rewą	rewami
locative	rewie	rewach
vocative	rewo	rewy

Derived terms

proper noun

• Rewa

Related terms

adjective

• rewski

Further reading

• rewa in Polish dictionaries at PWN