mewa

See also: mewą

Pipil

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Classical Nahuatl ēhua (“to rise”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈmewa/

Verb

-mewa

  1. (transitive) to weed
    Tiyu-tikmewat ne kal ma nemi yek
    We are going to weed the house to make it look good

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Möwe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛva
  • Syllabification: me‧wa

Noun

mewa f

  1. seagull

Declension

Declension of mewa
singular plural
nominative mewa mewy
genitive mewy mew
dative mewie mewom
accusative mewę mewy
instrumental mewą mewami
locative mewie mewach
vocative mewo mewy

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: мэ́ва (méva)
  • → Esperanto: mevo
  • → Ukrainian: ме́ва (méva)

Further reading

  • mewa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mewa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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