yawa

See also: yaŵa

Cebuano

Etymology

Akin to Hiligaynon yawa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ya‧wa
• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈjawaʔ/, [ˈja.wʌʔ]
• (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒawaʔ/, [ˈd͡ʒa.wʌʔ]

Noun

yawà

1. (theology) devil

   Synonym: diyablo

2. (theology) Devil

   Synonym: diyablo

3. imp
4. (religion) evil entity
5. (religion) malevolence; wickedness

Adjective

yawà

1. evil; wicked
2. barbaric; savage

Interjection

yawà!

1. (vulgar) Term of abuse

Derived terms

• masyawaka
• yawan-on

Anagrams

• away, ayaw

Chamicuro

Noun

yawa

1. point; tip

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /já.wàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [jɛ́.wàː]

Noun

yawā̀ m (possessed form yawàn)

1. quantity

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 225.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Compare Cebuano yawa. From Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling Diwata, a goddess in the Suludnon epic Hinilawod, according to F. Landa Jocano.

Noun

yawà

1. devil; evil spirit; demon

Interjection

yawà!

1. (vulgar) term of abuse

Derived terms

• yawan-on

References

• John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 538

Masbatenyo

Noun

yawa

1. devil; evil spirit; demon

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.wa/
• Rhymes: -wa
• Hyphenation: ya‧wa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley”).

Noun

yawa

1. barley

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

yawa

1. outside

Alternative forms

• yawā
• yawi

Further reading

• "yawa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.