fwa
See also: FWA
Translingual
Symbol
fwa
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Fwâi terms
Bemba
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.
Verb
fwa
- to die
Haitian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fwa/
Etymology 1
Noun
fwa
Etymology 2
Noun
fwa
Kituba
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.
Verb
fwa
- to die
Kongo
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.
Verb
fwa
- to die
Kumak
Noun
fwa
References
- I. Bril, Dictionnaire Nelemwa-Nixumwak (2000)
- Pavol Štekauer, Salvador Valera, Lívia Kőrtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)
Luba-Kasai
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúa.
Verb
fwa
- to die
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Noun
fwa
- time (an instance of something happening)
Usage notes
Used to form the adverbials of numbers that do not have lexical adverbial forms. For example, once is enn fwa.
Nsenga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúa.
Verb
-fwa (infinitive kufwa)
- to die
Derived terms
- imfwa (“death”)
References
- The Bible Society of Zambia, Chinsenga New Testament, 2015
Nyamwanga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúa.
Verb
-fwa (infinitive ukufwa)
- to die
Derived terms
- imfwa (“death”)
References
- Bible Society of Zambia, WAKALATA WANO WALI, 1982
Tumbuka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúa.
Verb
-fwa (infinitive kufwa)
- to die.
Derived terms
References
- Wm. Y. Turner, Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English-Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary, 1996