mewa

See also: mewą

Pipil

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Classical Nahuatl ēhua (“to rise”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmewa/

Verb

-mewa

1. (transitive) to weed

   Tiyu-tikmewat ne kal ma nemi yek

   We are going to weed the house to make it look good

Derived terms

• tamewal (“weeding”)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Möwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.va/

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• Rhymes: -ɛva
• Syllabification: me‧wa

Noun

mewa f

1. seagull

Declension

Declension of mewa

	singular	plural
nominative	mewa	mewy
genitive	mewy	mew
dative	mewie	mewom
accusative	mewę	mewy
instrumental	mewą	mewami
locative	mewie	mewach
vocative	mewo	mewy

Derived terms

adjective

• mewi

 

noun

• tupot białych mew

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: мэ́ва (méva)
• → Esperanto: mevo
• → Ukrainian: ме́ва (méva)

Further reading

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