lawa
Alangan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.
Noun
lawà
- spider
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧wa
- IPA(key): /ˈlawaʔ/
Noun
lawà
- spider
Brunei Malay
Adjective
lawa
- beautiful
Antonyms
- bida
Butuanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.
Noun
lawa
- spider
Chickasaw
Etymology
Cognate with Choctaw lawa (“many, much”), Koasati lawa (“many”).
Pronoun
lawa
- a lot
Verb
lawa (active, in/transitive)
- (intranstive) to be many
- (intranstive) to be a lot
- (intranstive) to be a bunch
- (transitive) to be a lot in (a place)
Inflection
Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st-person (I, we) | lawali lawa-li | iilawa / iliilawa / liilawa ii-lawa / ilii-lawa / lii-lawa | iloolawa iloo-lawa |
2nd-person (you, you all) | ishlawa ish-lawa | hashlawa hash-lawa | |
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | lawa | (hoo)lawa (hoo-)lawa |
Choctaw
Alternative forms
- laua (traditional)
Etymology
Cognate with Koasati lawa (“many”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laˈwa(h)/
- Transcription: lawah
Adjective
lawa
- many. much
- a lot of
- too much
Fijian
Noun
lawa
- net, fishing net
- snare
Verb
lawa (lawa-vaka, lawavaka)
- to ambush (in war)
lawa (lawa-na, lawana)
- (transitive) to accuse (on suspicion alone)
Higaonon
Etymology 1
Akin to Western Bukidnon Manobo lawa.
Noun
lawa
- body
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq. Akin to Cebuano lawalawa.
Noun
lawa
- spider
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.wa/
Adjective
lawa
- beautiful, good-looking, pretty
- Synonym: bajik
- Lawa amat indu nya!
- That lady is so beautiful!
- arrogant
Javanese
Alternative forms
- Carakan: ꦭꦮ
- Roman: lowo (nonstandard)
Etymology
Akin to Balinese lawah.
Noun
lawa (krama ngoko lawa)
- bat
References
- “[ lawa]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
- "lawa" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974
Kagayanen
Noun
lawa
- (anatomy) body
Lindu
Noun
lawa
- hindrance; obstacle
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlawa]
Noun
lawa
- genitive singular of law
- accusative singular of law
- nominative dual of law
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [lä.wä]
- Note: Unlike in many other words in Johor-Riau Malay that end with an /a/, the word-final /a/ in this word does not get reduced to a schwa [ə].
Adjective
lawa (Jawi spelling لاوا)
- beautiful
- Lawanya gadis itu!
- That lady is so beautiful!
- Synonym(s): cantik
- That lady is so beautiful!
- Lawanya gadis itu!
Further reading
- “lawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.
Noun
lawa
- spider
Masbatenyo
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.
Noun
lawà
- spider
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lava.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.va/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ava
- Syllabification: la‧wa
Noun
lawa f
- lava (molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | lawa | lawy |
genitive | lawy | law |
dative | lawie | lawom |
accusative | lawę | lawy |
instrumental | lawą | lawami |
locative | lawie | lawach |
vocative | lawo | lawy |
Derived terms
- lawowy
Further reading
- lawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Quechua
Noun
lawa
- a gruel made flour, water, and salt; sometimes prepared with maize
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | lawa | lawakuna |
accusative | lawata | lawakunata |
dative | lawaman | lawakunaman |
genitive | lawap | lawakunap |
locative | lawapi | lawakunapi |
terminative | lawakama | lawakunakama |
ablative | lawamanta | lawakunamanta |
instrumental | lawawan | lawakunawan |
comitative | lawantin | lawakunantin |
abessive | lawannaq | lawakunannaq |
comparative | lawahina | lawakunahina |
causative | lawarayku | lawakunarayku |
benefactive | lawapaq | lawakunapaq |
associative | lawapura | lawakunapura |
distributive | lawanka | lawakunanka |
exclusive | lawalla | lawakunalla |
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | laway | lawaykuna |
accusative | lawayta | lawaykunata |
dative | lawayman | lawaykunaman |
genitive | lawaypa | lawaykunap |
locative | lawaypi | lawaykunapi |
terminative | lawaykama | lawaykunakama |
ablative | lawaymanta | lawaykunamanta |
instrumental | lawaywan | lawaykunawan |
comitative | lawaynintin | lawaykunantin |
abessive | lawayninnaq | lawaykunannaq |
comparative | lawayhina | lawaykunahina |
causative | lawayrayku | lawaykunarayku |
benefactive | lawaypaq | lawaykunapaq |
associative | lawaypura | lawaykunapura |
distributive | lawayninka | lawaykunanka |
exclusive | lawaylla | lawaykunalla |
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lawayki | lawaykikuna |
accusative | lawaykita | lawaykikunata |
dative | lawaykiman | lawaykikunaman |
genitive | lawaykipa | lawaykikunap |
locative | lawaykipi | lawaykikunapi |
terminative | lawaykikama | lawaykikunakama |
ablative | lawaykimanta | lawaykikunamanta |
instrumental | lawaykiwan | lawaykikunawan |
comitative | lawaykintin | lawaykikunantin |
abessive | lawaykinnaq | lawaykikunannaq |
comparative | lawaykihina | lawaykikunahina |
causative | lawaykirayku | lawaykikunarayku |
benefactive | lawaykipaq | lawaykikunapaq |
associative | lawaykipura | lawaykikunapura |
distributive | lawaykinka | lawaykikunanka |
exclusive | lawaykilla | lawaykikunalla |
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lawan | lawankuna |
accusative | lawanta | lawankunata |
dative | lawanman | lawankunaman |
genitive | lawanpa | lawankunap |
locative | lawanpi | lawankunapi |
terminative | lawankama | lawankunakama |
ablative | lawanmanta | lawankunamanta |
instrumental | lawanwan | lawankunawan |
comitative | lawanintin | lawankunantin |
abessive | lawanninnaq | lawankunannaq |
comparative | lawanhina | lawankunahina |
causative | lawanrayku | lawankunarayku |
benefactive | lawanpaq | lawankunapaq |
associative | lawanpura | lawankunapura |
distributive | lawaninka | lawankunanka |
exclusive | lawanlla | lawankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lawanchik | lawanchikkuna |
accusative | lawanchikta | lawanchikkunata |
dative | lawanchikman | lawanchikkunaman |
genitive | lawanchikpa | lawanchikkunap |
locative | lawanchikpi | lawanchikkunapi |
terminative | lawanchikkama | lawanchikkunakama |
ablative | lawanchikmanta | lawanchikkunamanta |
instrumental | lawanchikwan | lawanchikkunawan |
comitative | lawanchiknintin | lawanchikkunantin |
abessive | lawanchikninnaq | lawanchikkunannaq |
comparative | lawanchikhina | lawanchikkunahina |
causative | lawanchikrayku | lawanchikkunarayku |
benefactive | lawanchikpaq | lawanchikkunapaq |
associative | lawanchikpura | lawanchikkunapura |
distributive | lawanchikninka | lawanchikkunanka |
exclusive | lawanchiklla | lawanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lawayku | lawaykukuna |
accusative | lawaykuta | lawaykukunata |
dative | lawaykuman | lawaykukunaman |
genitive | lawaykupa | lawaykukunap |
locative | lawaykupi | lawaykukunapi |
terminative | lawaykukama | lawaykukunakama |
ablative | lawaykumanta | lawaykukunamanta |
instrumental | lawaykuwan | lawaykukunawan |
comitative | lawaykuntin | lawaykukunantin |
abessive | lawaykunnaq | lawaykukunannaq |
comparative | lawaykuhina | lawaykukunahina |
causative | lawaykurayku | lawaykukunarayku |
benefactive | lawaykupaq | lawaykukunapaq |
associative | lawaykupura | lawaykukunapura |
distributive | lawaykunka | lawaykukunanka |
exclusive | lawaykulla | lawaykukunalla |
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lawaykichik | lawaykichikkuna |
accusative | lawaykichikta | lawaykichikkunata |
dative | lawaykichikman | lawaykichikkunaman |
genitive | lawaykichikpa | lawaykichikkunap |
locative | lawaykichikpi | lawaykichikkunapi |
terminative | lawaykichikkama | lawaykichikkunakama |
ablative | lawaykichikmanta | lawaykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | lawaykichikwan | lawaykichikkunawan |
comitative | lawaykichiknintin | lawaykichikkunantin |
abessive | lawaykichikninnaq | lawaykichikkunannaq |
comparative | lawaykichikhina | lawaykichikkunahina |
causative | lawaykichikrayku | lawaykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | lawaykichikpaq | lawaykichikkunapaq |
associative | lawaykichikpura | lawaykichikkunapura |
distributive | lawaykichikninka | lawaykichikkunanka |
exclusive | lawaykichiklla | lawaykichikkunalla |
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lawanku | lawankukuna |
accusative | lawankuta | lawankukunata |
dative | lawankuman | lawankukunaman |
genitive | lawankupa | lawankukunap |
locative | lawankupi | lawankukunapi |
terminative | lawankukama | lawankukunakama |
ablative | lawankumanta | lawankukunamanta |
instrumental | lawankuwan | lawankukunawan |
comitative | lawankuntin | lawankukunantin |
abessive | lawankunnaq | lawankukunannaq |
comparative | lawankuhina | lawankukunahina |
causative | lawankurayku | lawankukunarayku |
benefactive | lawankupaq | lawankukunapaq |
associative | lawankupura | lawankukunapura |
distributive | lawankunka | lawankukunanka |
exclusive | lawankulla | lawankukunalla |
Ratagnon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.
Noun
lawa
- spider
Swazi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lawa
- those over there, yonder; class 6 remote demonstrative.
Tagakaulu Kalagan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.
Noun
lawa
- spider
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- laua – obsolete
Etymology
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rawaq. Cognate with Javanese rawa, Indonesian, and Malay rawa / rawah (“marsh”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧wà
- IPA(key): /ˈlawaʔ/, [ˈla.wɐʔ]
Noun
lawà
- lake; lagoon
- Synonyms: dagat-dagatan, pulilan, laguna, danaw, lanaw
- any small flooded area
- Synonym: sanaw
Derived terms
- lawaan
Adjective
lawà
- flooded; covered with water
- Synonym: sanaw
Tausug
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Noun
lawa
- left hand, foot or limb
- Napukul in lawa niya.
- His left hand was amputated.
- left side
Antonyms
- tuu
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.
Noun
lawa
- spider
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Malay labah-labah.
Noun
lawa
- spider
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.
Noun
lawà
- spider
West Makian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈl̪a.wa/
Noun
lawa
- a door
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Western Bukidnon Manobo
Etymology
Akin to Higaonon lawa.
Noun
lawa
- body
Xhosa
Alternative forms
- laa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lawa
- those over there, yonder; class 6 remote demonstrative.