English
Noun
pawa (plural pawas)
- (New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- 1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories"
- One little patch was divided off by pawa shells […]
Synonyms
Translations
Anagrams
Anguthimri
Noun
pawa
- (Mpakwithi) egg
References
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 187
Chamicuro
Noun
pawa
- field
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From paw (“peacock”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pawa f
- peahen
Declension
Declension of pawa
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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pawa
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pawje
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pawy
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| Genitive
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pawy
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pawowu
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pawow
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| Dative
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pawje
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pawoma
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pawam
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| Accusative
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pawu
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pawje
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pawy
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| Instrumental
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pawu
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pawoma
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pawami
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| Locative
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pawje
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pawoma
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pawach
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Noun
pawa
- inflection of paw:
- genitive/accusative singular
- nominative dual
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “pawa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “pawa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Makasar
Etymology
From Xiamen Hokkien 包仔 (pau-á, “baozi”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈwa/, [pʰa.ˈwa]
- Hyphenation: pa‧wa
Noun
pawa (Lontara spelling ᨄᨓ)
- baozi, a steamed stuffed bun with mixed peanut crumbs, sesame seeds and sugar filling.
Affixations
Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek[1], Brill, →DOI
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *pāwō.
Pronunciation
Noun
pāwa m
- peacock
c. 1000, The Wonders of the East[2]:Fēnixas habbaþ cambas on hēafde swā pāwan.- Phoenixes have crests on their head like peacocks.
Declension
Weak:
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
-pawa (infinitive kupawa)
- (dialectal or archaic) Passive form of -pa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pawa
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| Positive present
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-napawa
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| Subjunctive
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-pawe
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| Negative
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-pawi
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| Imperative singular
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pawa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kupawa
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| Negative
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kutopawa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pawa
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| Plural
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paweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupawa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipawa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupawa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapawa/napawa
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tunapawa
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| 2nd person
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unapawa
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mnapawa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapawa
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wanapawa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napawa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pawi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipawi
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hatupawi
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| 2nd person
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hupawi
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hampawi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapawi
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hawapawi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pawi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapawa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapawa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pawe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipawe
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tupawe
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| 2nd person
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upawe
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mpawe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apawe
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wapawe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pawe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipawe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepawa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepawa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipawa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipawa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napawa
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twapawa
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| 2nd person
|
wapawa
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mwapawa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
apawa
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wapawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapawa
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yapawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapawa
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yapawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapawa
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vyapawa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapawa
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zapawa
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| u(XI)
|
wapawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapawa
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| pa(XVI)
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papawa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapawa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepawa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapawa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japawa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipawa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopawa
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| Consecutive
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kapawa / positive subject concord + -kapawa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapawe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nipawa
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-tupawa
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| 2nd person
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-kupawa
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-wapawa/-kupaweni/-wapaweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpawa
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-wapawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upawa
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-ipawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipawa
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-yapawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipawa
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-vipawa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipawa
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-zipawa
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| u(XI)
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-upawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupawa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papawa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupawa
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| Reflexive
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-jipawa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pawa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pawaye
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-pawao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pawao
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-pawayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pawalo
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-pawayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pawacho
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-pawavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pawayo
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-pawazo
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| u(XI)
|
-pawao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pawako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pawamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepawa
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-opawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opawa
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-yopawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopawa
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-yopawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopawa
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-vyopawa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopawa
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-zopawa
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| u(XI)
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-opawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopawa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popawa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopawa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
pawa
- plural of upawa
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Kapampangan paua.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpawaʔ/ [ˈpaː.wɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -awaʔ
- Syllabification: pa‧wa
Adjective
pawà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏ)
- all
- Synonym: lahat
Further reading
- “pawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English power.
Noun
pawa
- power
- strength
- electricity
Yindjibarndi
Noun
pawa
- water
References
- Frank J. F. Wordick, The Yindjibarndi Language (1982)