lowa

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq, compare Tagalog luha.

Noun

lowa

  1. tear

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq, compare Tagalog luha.

Noun

lowâ

  1. tear

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse lofa, from Proto-Germanic *lubōną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lɑ̀ʊːa], [lèʊːa], [lø̀ːʋa]

Verb

lowa (preterite singular lowade, supine lowað)

  1. to praise
  2. to promise

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-lowa (infinitive kulowa)

  1. to be soaked

Conjugation
Conjugation of -lowa
Positive present -nalowa
Subjunctive -lowe
Negative -lowi
Imperative singular lowa
Infinitives
Positive kulowa
Negative kutolowa
Imperatives
Singular lowa
Plural loweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulowa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilowa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulowa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalowa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalowa/nalowa tunalowa
2nd person unalowa mnalowa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analowa wanalowa
other classes positive subject concord + -nalowa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lowi)
Singular Plural
1st person silowi hatulowi
2nd person hulowi hamlowi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halowi hawalowi
other classes negative subject concord + -lowi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talowa
Negative future negative subject concord + -talowa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lowe)
Singular Plural
1st person nilowe tulowe
2nd person ulowe mlowe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alowe walowe
other classes positive subject concord + -lowe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silowe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelowa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelowa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilowa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilowa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alowa)
Singular Plural
1st person nalowa twalowa
2nd person walowa mwalowa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alowa walowa
m-mi(III/IV) walowa yalowa
ji-ma(V/VI) lalowa yalowa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalowa vyalowa
n(IX/X) yalowa zalowa
u(XI) walowa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalowa
pa(XVI) palowa
mu(XVIII) mwalowa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melowa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalowa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalowa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilowa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolowa
Consecutive kalowa / positive subject concord + -kalowa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalowe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilowa -tulowa
2nd person -kulowa -walowa/-kuloweni/-waloweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlowa -walowa
m-mi(III/IV) -ulowa -ilowa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilowa -yalowa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilowa -vilowa
n(IX/X) -ilowa -zilowa
u(XI) -ulowa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulowa
pa(XVI) -palowa
mu(XVIII) -mulowa
Reflexive -jilowa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lowa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -lowaye -lowao
m-mi(III/IV) -lowao -lowayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowalo -lowayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lowacho -lowavyo
n(IX/X) -lowayo -lowazo
u(XI) -lowao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -lowako
pa(XVI) -lowapo
mu(XVIII) -lowamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lowa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelowa -olowa
m-mi(III/IV) -olowa -yolowa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolowa -yolowa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholowa -vyolowa
n(IX/X) -yolowa -zolowa
u(XI) -olowa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolowa
pa(XVI) -polowa
mu(XVIII) -molowa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈloa/ [ˈlo.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: lo‧wa

Noun

lowa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. Alternative form of loa

Xhosa

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronoun

lowa

  1. that over there, yonder; class 1 remote demonstrative.

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Pronoun

lowa

  1. that over there, yonder; class 3 remote demonstrative.
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