yawa
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See also: yaŵa
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Akin to Hiligaynon yawa.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ya‧wa
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈjawaʔ/, [ˈja.wɐʔ]
- (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒawaʔ/, [ˈd͡ʒa.wɐʔ]
Noun[edit]
yawà
- (theology) devil
- Synonym: diyablo
- (theology) Devil
- Synonym: diyablo
- imp
- (religion) evil entity
- (religion) malevolence; wickedness
Adjective[edit]
yawà
Interjection[edit]
yawà!
- (vulgar) Term of abuse
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Chamicuro[edit]
Noun[edit]
yawa
Hausa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
yawā̀ m (possessed form yawàn)
References[edit]
- Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 225.
Hiligaynon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Cebuano yawa. From Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling Diwata, a goddess in the Suludnon epic Hinilawod, according to F. Landa Jocano.
Noun[edit]
yawà
Interjection[edit]
yawà!
- (vulgar) term of abuse
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary[1] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 538
Masbatenyo[edit]
Noun[edit]
yawa
Old Javanese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley”).
Noun[edit]
yawa
Etymology 2[edit]
Unknown
Noun[edit]
yawa
Alternative forms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- "yawa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Categories:
- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- ceb:Theology
- ceb:Religion
- Cebuano adjectives
- Cebuano interjections
- Cebuano vulgarities
- Chamicuro lemmas
- Chamicuro nouns
- Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hausa lemmas
- Hausa nouns
- Hausa masculine nouns
- Hiligaynon lemmas
- Hiligaynon nouns
- Hiligaynon interjections
- Hiligaynon vulgarities
- Masbatenyo lemmas
- Masbatenyo nouns
- Old Javanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Old Javanese/wa
- Rhymes:Old Javanese/wa/2 syllables
- Old Javanese terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Old Javanese terms derived from Sanskrit
- Old Javanese lemmas
- Old Javanese nouns
- Old Javanese terms with unknown etymologies
- Old Javanese adjectives