halwa

English

Noun

halwa (countable and uncountable, plural halwas)

  1. Alternative spelling of halva

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Metathesis of hawla, from Spanish jaula.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: hal‧wa
  • IPA(key): /ˈhalwa/, [ˈhal̪.wʌ]

Noun

halwa

  1. cage (of animals such as birds)
  2. (colloquial) jail; prison cell
    Synonym: prisohan

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hál.wàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hál.wàː]

Noun

halwā̀ f (possessed form halwàr̃)

  1. (Islam) khalwa, a religious retreat in Sufism

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /halwa/
  • Rhymes: -alwa, -lwa, -wa
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [häl.wə]

Noun

halwa (Jawi spelling هلوا or حلوا or حلوى, plural halwa-halwa, informal 1st possessive halwaku, 2nd possessive halwamu, 3rd possessive halwanya)

  1. fruit preserved in sugar

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • halwa ceri
  • halwa pala
  • halwa mata
  • halwa telinga

Descendants
  • Malaccan Creole Malay: alua
  • Indonesian: halwa

Further reading

Venda

Noun

halwa

  1. beer
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