dawa
English
Etymology
From Swahili dawa (“medicine”).
Noun
dawa (plural dawas)
- (East Africa) A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors.
- (Kenya) A cocktail made with vodka, honey, and lime juice.
Anagrams
- Awad, WADA, Wada, adaw
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧wa
- IPA(key): /ˈdawaʔ/
Conjunction
dawà
- even if; even so; even though; although
- Synonym: maski
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧wa
- IPA(key): /ˈdawa/, [ˈd̪a.wʌ]
Noun
dawa
- millet
- Synonym: kabog
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dáː.wàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [dáː.wàː]
Noun
dāwā̀ f (plural dāwōyī, possessed form dāwàr̃)
- sorghum
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dá.wà/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [də́.wə̀]
Noun
dawà m (possessed form dawàn)
- the bush, the forest
Derived terms
- mugun dawa
Iraqw
Noun
dawa m (plural dabee f)
- hand, arm
- instrument, custom, measures
References
- Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 19
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese dawa.
Adjective
dawa
- Romanization of ꦢꦮ (“long”)
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdawa]
Verb
dawa
- third-person singular present of dawaś
Old Javanese
Adjective
dawa
- long
Puyuma
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *zawa. Compare Hiligaynon dawa, Cebuano dawa, Tagalog dawa, Waray-Waray dawa, and Tausug dawa.
Noun
dawa
- foxtail millet grain
Sakizaya
Noun
dawa
- cloth
Sundanese
Noun
dawa
- lawsuit; a dispute carried before a court or authority.
References
- “Dawa” in Jonathan Rigg, A Dictionary of the Sunda language (1862), page 103.
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʾ).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
dawa (n class, plural dawa) or dawa (ma class, plural madawa)
- medicine
Usage notes
In its strictest sense, this word means "medicine", but is used generally for anything that improves or protects the condition of another thing; for example dawa ya viatu (“dawa of the shoes”) means "shoe polish".
Derived terms
- dawa ya mapenzi (“love potion”)
- dawa ya meno (“toothpaste”)
- dawa ya mswaki (“toothpaste”)
- dawa ya viatu (“shoe polish”)
- dawa ya wadudu (“insecticide”)
References
- Baldi, Sergio (2020-11-30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109 Nr. 969
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *zawa. Compare Hiligaynon dawa, Cebuano dawa, Puyuma dawa, Waray-Waray dawa, and Tausug dawa. Theorized also to be from Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley; grain; cereal”).
Pronunciation 1
- Hyphenation: da‧wa
- IPA(key): /ˈdawaʔ/, [ˈda.wɐʔ]
Noun
dawà
- millet (Panicum miliaceum)
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: da‧wa
- IPA(key): /daˈwaʔ/, [dɐˈwaʔ]
Noun
dawâ
- (obsolete) the act of getting something from a cave
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *zawa.
Noun
dawa
- millet
Welsh
Verb
dawa
- Soft mutation of tawa.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| tawa | dawa | nhawa | thawa |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Western Apache
Pronoun
dawa
- everything
Yoruba
Etymology
From Hausa dāwā̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dá.wà/
Noun
dáwà
- sorghum
- Synonyms: jéró, ọkà bàbà