yawa
See also: yaŵa
Cebuano
Etymology
Akin to Hiligaynon yawa.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ya‧wa
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈjawaʔ/, [ˈja.wʌʔ]
- (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒawaʔ/, [ˈd͡ʒa.wʌʔ]
Noun
yawà
Interjection
yawà!
- (vulgar) Term of abuse
Derived terms
- masyawaka
- yawan-on
Hausa
References
- Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 225.
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Compare Cebuano yawa. From Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling Diwata, a goddess in the Suludnon epic Hinilawod, according to F. Landa Jocano.
Interjection
yawà!
- (vulgar) term of abuse
Derived terms
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ja.wa/
- Rhymes: -wa
- Hyphenation: ya‧wa
Etymology 2
Unknown
Alternative forms
- yawā
- yawi
Further reading
- "yawa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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