hewa
See also: H'Ê-Wa
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *sewa (“confused, in error”). Cognate with Māori hewa (“deluded”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhe.wa/, [ˈhɛ.ʋə]
Noun
hewa
Verb
hewa(stative)
Derived terms
Further reading
- hewa in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “SEWA.A”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
Māori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *sewa (“confused, in error”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhewa/ [ˈhɛwɐ]
Adjective
hewa
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”). Compare Persian هوا (havâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛˈwɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
hewa m (Arabic spelling هەوا)
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “hewa”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 247
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
hewa class IX (plural hewa class X)
Derived terms
- Nominal derivations:
- hali ya hewa (“weather”)
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 299 Nr. 2863
Zazaki
Etymology
From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ). Compare Persian هوا (havâ).
Noun
hewa