sakwa

See also: sakwą

English

Noun

sakwa

  1. Alternative form of sakhua (sal tree)

Anagrams

Hopi

Adjective

sakwa

  1. sky blue; blue

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin saccus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsak.fa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -akfa
  • Syllabification: sak‧wa

Noun

sakwa f (diminutive sakiewka)

  1. money bag (bag used for holding money)
  2. pannier, saddlebag (large basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal)

Declension

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sakˈwa/, [sɐkˈwa]
  • Hyphenation: sak‧wa

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 蕉葛 (chio-koah, kudzu-hemp cloth woven from banana trunk fiber), according to Manuel (1948).

Noun

sakwá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜏ)

  1. enlarged stump or trunk of a banana plant (from which the roots issue, usually cut into pieces and used as animal feed, especially pigs)
    Synonym: tinampayakan

Etymology 2

From Hokkien. Compare sakya.

Noun

sakwá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜏ)

  1. wooden clogs
    Synonyms: bakya, sakya, suwekos, pantukos

Further reading

  • sakwa at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • sakwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1126.
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 48
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