menyawa
Kedah Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (compare Siraya xinawa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [məɲawa], IPA(key): [məɲawɑ]
Verb
- to breathe
- Dia ketat dada sampai takleh nak menyawa.
- He could not breathe because his chest was tight.
- Dia ketat dada sampai takleh nak menyawa.
Synonyms
benapaih