hawu
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sundanese ᮠᮝᮥ (hawu, “stove”), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of abu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhawu/
- Hyphenation: ha‧wu
Noun
hawu (first-person possessive hawuku, second-person possessive hawumu, third-person possessive hawunya)
- (dialect) hearth.
- Synonym: tungku
Further reading
- “hawu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.
Noun
hawu
- ash
Sundanese
Romanization
hawu
- Romanization of ᮠᮝᮥ
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hǎːwu/
Interjection
hawu
- oh my!, eish!, wow!, good heavens!
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “hawu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hawu (6-3.9)”