sawan
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa‧wan
Noun
sawan
Cree
Noun
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sāan (“to sow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑː.wɑn/
Verb
sāwan
- to sow (seed, etc.) (literally or figuratively)
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 4:3
- Ūt ēode sē sǣdere his sǣd tō sāwenne.
- Out went the sower to sow his seed.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
- Ac sē swicola fēond sǣwþ unġeþwǣrnesse betweox mancynne þurh mislīċe intingan ...
- But the guileful fiend sows division among mankind through diverse causes ...
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 4:3
Conjugation
Conjugation of sāwan (strong, class VII)
| infinitive | sāwan | sāwenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sāwe | sēow |
| second person singular | sǣwst | sēowe |
| third person singular | sǣwþ | sēow |
| plural | sāwaþ | sēowon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sāwe | sēowe |
| plural | sāwen | sēowen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sāw | |
| plural | sāwaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sāwende | (ġe)sāwen | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Tausug
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay cawan, from Mandarin 茶碗 (cháwǎn, “teacup”).
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /sawan/ [saˈwɑn̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: sa‧wan
Noun
sawan (Sulat Sūg spelling سَوَنْ)
- cup (usually made of glass)
- Synonym: basu
- Tuwangan pa sawan in kahawa.
- Pour the coffee into the cups.
See also
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈs̪a.wan̪/
Noun
sawan
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
Yakan
From Tausug sawan, from Malay cawan, from Mandarin 茶碗 (cháwǎn, “teacup”).
Noun
sawan
- glass (for drinking)