sakwa

See also: sakwą

English

Noun

sakwa

  1. Alternative form of sakhua (sal tree).

Anagrams

Hopi

Adjective

sakwa

  1. sky blue; blue

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin saccus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.kfa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -akfa
  • Syllabification: sa‧kwa

Noun

sakwa f (diminutive sakiewka)

  1. money bag (bag used for holding money)
  2. pannier, saddlebag (large basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal)

Declension

Further reading

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

Swahili

Verb

-sakwa (infinitive kusakwa)

  1. Passive form of -saka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sakwa
Positive present -nasakwa
Subjunctive -sakwe
Negative -sakwi
Imperative singular sakwa
Infinitives
Positive kusakwa
Negative kutosakwa
Imperatives
Singular sakwa
Plural sakweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husakwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisakwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusakwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasakwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasakwa/nasakwa tunasakwa
2nd person unasakwa mnasakwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasakwa wanasakwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nasakwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sakwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisakwi hatusakwi
2nd person husakwi hamsakwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasakwi hawasakwi
other classes negative subject concord + -sakwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasakwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasakwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sakwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nisakwe tusakwe
2nd person usakwe msakwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asakwe wasakwe
other classes positive subject concord + -sakwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisakwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesakwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesakwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisakwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisakwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asakwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nasakwa twasakwa
2nd person wasakwa mwasakwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asakwa wasakwa
m-mi(III/IV) wasakwa yasakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lasakwa yasakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasakwa vyasakwa
n(IX/X) yasakwa zasakwa
u(XI) wasakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasakwa
pa(XVI) pasakwa
mu(XVIII) mwasakwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesakwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasakwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasakwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisakwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposakwa
Consecutive kasakwa / positive subject concord + -kasakwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasakwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisakwa -tusakwa
2nd person -kusakwa -wasakwa/-kusakweni/-wasakweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msakwa -wasakwa
m-mi(III/IV) -usakwa -isakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisakwa -yasakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisakwa -visakwa
n(IX/X) -isakwa -zisakwa
u(XI) -usakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusakwa
pa(XVI) -pasakwa
mu(XVIII) -musakwa
Reflexive -jisakwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sakwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sakwaye -sakwao
m-mi(III/IV) -sakwao -sakwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sakwalo -sakwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sakwacho -sakwavyo
n(IX/X) -sakwayo -sakwazo
u(XI) -sakwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sakwako
pa(XVI) -sakwapo
mu(XVIII) -sakwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sakwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesakwa -osakwa
m-mi(III/IV) -osakwa -yosakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -losakwa -yosakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosakwa -vyosakwa
n(IX/X) -yosakwa -zosakwa
u(XI) -osakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosakwa
pa(XVI) -posakwa
mu(XVIII) -mosakwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sakˈwa/ [sɐkˈwa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: sak‧wa

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 蕉葛 (chio-koah, kudzu-hemp cloth woven from banana trunk fiber), according to Manuel (1948).

Noun

sakwá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜏ)

  1. enlarged stump or trunk of a banana plant (from which the roots issue, usually cut into pieces and used as animal feed, especially pigs)
    Synonym: tinampayakan
Derived terms
  • kasakwahan

Etymology 2

From Hokkien. Compare sakya.

Noun

sakwá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜏ)

  1. wooden clogs
    Synonyms: bakya, sakya, suwekos, pantukos

Further reading

  • sakwa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • sakwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 1126
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 48

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