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kawa

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kawa"

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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kawa (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of kava.

Etymology 2

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From Māori kawa.

Noun

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kawa (uncountable)

  1. Maori customs and protocol.

Anagrams

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Banjarese

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Verb

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kawa

  1. can, be able

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Probably from Malay kawah.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧wa

Noun

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kawa

  1. a large wok
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Dibabawon Manobo

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Noun

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kawà

  1. large iron pot

French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kawa m (uncountable)

  1. alternative spelling of caoua: coffee
  2. Piper methysticum (kava)
    Synonym: kava
  3. kava, beverage made from Piper methysticum
    Synonym: kava

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Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈka.wa/, [ˈkɐ.ʋə]

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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kawa

  1. leaping place, precipice
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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kawa(transitive)

  1. to strike under cover of darkness, to assassinate

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Hiligaynon

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Noun

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káwà

  1. boiler

Japanese

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Romanization

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kawa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かわ

Karao

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Noun

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kawa

  1. middle; halfway

Kashubian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish kawa

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈka.va/
  • Rhymes: -ava
  • Syllabification: ka‧wa

Noun

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kawa f (diminutive kôwka or kawulka or kawuszka)

  1. coffee

Declension

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Declension of kawa
singular plural
nominative kawa kawë
genitive kawë kaw/kawów
dative kawie kawóm
accusative kawã kawë
instrumental kawą kawama
locative kawie kawach
vocative kawa/kawò kawë

Further reading

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  • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “kawa”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “kawa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[2]
  • “kawa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Kayapó

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Etymology

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From Proto-Northern Jê *kacû (“mortar”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kawa

  1. mortar

Lingala

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Noun

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kawa

  1. coffee

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Noun

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kawa

  1. spider (large)

Māori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (cognates include Hawaiian ʻawa, Tongan kava and Samoan ʻava)[1][2] from Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ (“potent root”) metathesis of Proto-Oceanic *wakaʀ (“root”), thus doublet of aka. Sense of plant lost with species introduced to Aotearoa dying out due to its cold climate.[3] Sense of "marae protocol" seems to be a modern extension.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kawa

  1. sour

Noun

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kawa

  1. a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house or canoe
  2. karakia (“ritual chants”) and customs for the opening of new houses, canoes and other events
  3. marae protocol - customs of the marae and wharenui, particularly those related to formal activities such as pōhiri, speeches and mihimihi
  4. acid
  5. bitterness
  6. (obsolete) kava, plant brought by ancestors from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum.

Descendants

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  • → English: kawa

Verb

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kawa

  1. to perform the kawa ceremony, open a new house

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891), Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 139
  2. ^ “Kawa, Kawakawa”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2023
  3. ^ Crowley, Terry; Pawley, Andrew; Ross, Malcolm (1994), “Proto who drank kava?”, in Austronesian terminologies: Continuity and change, Canberra: Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, page 95

Further reading

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  • “kawa” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
kawa etymology 1 sense 1
kawa etymology 1 sense 2
kawa etymology 1 sense 3

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Etymology 1

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    Internationalism; compare Hungarian kávé, Serbo-Croatian kava, Turkish kahve, ultimately from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve). Doublet of café.

    Noun

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    kawa f (diminutive kawka or kawcia or kawunia or kawusia, related adjective kawowy)

    2. (uncountable) coffee (beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water)
      1. (countable) coffee (serving of this beverage)
      2. (countable) coffee (act of drinking this beverage)
    4. (countable) coffee (any plant of the genus Coffea)
      Synonym: kawowiec
    6. (countable) coffee (seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called “beans” due to their shape)
    7. (countable) coffee-like beverage made from grains, seeds, or roots of various plants
    8. (countable) coffee (short social gathering where coffee is served)
    Declension
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    Declension of kawa
    singular plural
    nominative kawa kawy
    genitive kawy kaw
    dative kawie kawom
    accusative kawę kawy
    instrumental kawą kawami
    locative kawie kawach
    vocative kawo kawy
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    adverbs
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    adjectives
    nouns
    Descendants
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Old Polish *kawa.

      Noun

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      kawa f

      1. (obsolete or dialectal) jackdaw (any corvid of the genus Coloeus)
        Synonym: kawka
      Declension
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      Declension of kawa
      singular plural
      nominative kawa kawy
      genitive kawy kaw
      dative kawie kawom
      accusative kawę kawy
      instrumental kawą kawami
      locative kawie kawach
      vocative kawo kawy

      Etymology 3

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        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Noun

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        kawa f

        1. (Western Lublin, Kamionka) tree roof (roof supported by pillars as a display in front of a house for setting a tree)

        Further reading

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        • kawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
        • kawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
        • kawa in PWN's encyclopedia

        Swahili

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        Pronunciation

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        Etymology 1

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        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Verb

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        -kawa (infinitive kukawa)

        1. to delay, be late, tarry
        Conjugation
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        Conjugation of -kawa
        Positive present -nakawa
        Subjunctive -kawe
        Negative -kawi
        Imperative singular kawa
        Infinitives
        Positive kukawa
        Negative kutokawa
        Imperatives
        Singular kawa
        Plural kaweni
        Tensed forms
        Habitual hukawa
        Positive past positive subject concord + -likawa
        Negative past negative subject concord + -kukawa
        Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakawa)
        Singular Plural
        1st person ninakawa/nakawa tunakawa
        2nd person unakawa mnakawa
        3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakawa wanakawa
        other classes positive subject concord + -nakawa
        Negative present (negative subject concord + -kawi)
        Singular Plural
        1st person sikawi hatukawi
        2nd person hukawi hamkawi
        3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakawi hawakawi
        other classes negative subject concord + -kawi
        Positive future positive subject concord + -takawa
        Negative future negative subject concord + -takawa
        Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kawe)
        Singular Plural
        1st person nikawe tukawe
        2nd person ukawe mkawe
        3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawe wakawe
        other classes positive subject concord + -kawe
        Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikawe
        Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekawa
        Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekawa
        Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikawa
        Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikawa
        Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akawa)
        Singular Plural
        1st person nakawa twakawa
        2nd person wakawa mwakawa
        3rd person m-wa(I/II) akawa wakawa
        m-mi(III/IV) wakawa yakawa
        ji-ma(V/VI) lakawa yakawa
        ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakawa vyakawa
        n(IX/X) yakawa zakawa
        u(XI) wakawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
        ku(XV/XVII) kwakawa
        pa(XVI) pakawa
        mu(XVIII) mwakawa
        Perfect positive subject concord + -mekawa
        "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakawa
        "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakawa
        "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikawa
        "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokawa
        Consecutive kakawa / positive subject concord + -kakawa
        Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakawe
        Object concord (indicative positive)
        Singular Plural
        1st person -nikawa -tukawa
        2nd person -kukawa -wakawa/-kukaweni/-wakaweni
        3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkawa -wakawa
        m-mi(III/IV) -ukawa -ikawa
        ji-ma(V/VI) -likawa -yakawa
        ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikawa -vikawa
        n(IX/X) -ikawa -zikawa
        u(XI) -ukawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
        ku(XV/XVII) -kukawa
        pa(XVI) -pakawa
        mu(XVIII) -mukawa
        Reflexive -jikawa
        Relative forms
        General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kawa- + relative marker)
        Singular Plural
        m-wa(I/II) -kawaye -kawao
        m-mi(III/IV) -kawao -kawayo
        ji-ma(V/VI) -kawalo -kawayo
        ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kawacho -kawavyo
        n(IX/X) -kawayo -kawazo
        u(XI) -kawao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
        ku(XV/XVII) -kawako
        pa(XVI) -kawapo
        mu(XVIII) -kawamo
        Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kawa)
        Singular Plural
        m-wa(I/II) -yekawa -okawa
        m-mi(III/IV) -okawa -yokawa
        ji-ma(V/VI) -lokawa -yokawa
        ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokawa -vyokawa
        n(IX/X) -yokawa -zokawa
        u(XI) -okawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
        ku(XV/XVII) -kokawa
        pa(XVI) -pokawa
        mu(XVIII) -mokawa
        Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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        Etymology 2

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        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Noun

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        kawa class V (plural makawa class VI)

        1. cover (of food)

        Tagalog

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        Etymology

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        From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kawaq, possibly via Malay kawah. Compare Ilocano kawa, Hanunoo kawa, Central Bikol kawa, Cebuano kawa, Tausug kawa', and Javanese ꦏꦮꦃ (kawah).

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        Noun

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        kawa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏ)

        1. large cauldron; large boiler or kettle
          Synonyms: kaldero, talyasi

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        Further reading

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        • “kawa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
        • “kawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
        • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kawaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

        Anagrams

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