giwa

Hausa

Etymology

From Proto-West-Chadic *giw-. Cognate with Duwai gī̀wən, Bura cuwar, Karekare ùwan, Ngamo yàwàn, Bole yàuno, Miya yàwun, Wandala guwe, Matal gawan, Glavda gùna, Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́, Bana cìwə̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡíː.wáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɟíː.wáː]

Noun

gīwā f (plural gīwā̀yē, possessed form gīwar̃)

1. elephant

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiwaʔ/, [ˈɡi.wɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: gi‧wa

Noun

giwà (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜏ)

1. red owl

See also

• kuwago
• bahaw