Balinese edit

Romanization edit

manawa

  1. Romanization of ᬫᬦᬯ
  2. Romanization of ᬫᬵᬦᬯ

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *manawa, from Proto-Oceanic *mañawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manihawa, from *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (breath, life force).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maˈna.wa/, [məˈnɐ.ʋə]

Noun edit

manawa

  1. affections, feelings, disposition
    Hāliʻaliʻa mai ke aloha pili paʻa i kuʻu manawa.
    Recalling love dwelling firmly in my affections.
  2. heart (seat of emotions)
    Ke hoʻonakulu nei i kuʻu manawa, no kuʻu ipo paha kēia wela.
    Causing my heart to pitter-patter, perhaps this warmth is from my lover.
  3. time, turn
    Holoi au i nā pā i nā manawa a pau.
    I wish the dishes all the time.
  4. chronology

References edit

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “manawa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Javanese edit

Javanese register set
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): manawi
ꦏꦿꦩꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (krama-ngoko): yèn
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): manawa

Conjunction edit

manawa

  1. if

Maori edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *manawa, from Proto-Oceanic *mañawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manihawa, from *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (breath, life force).

Noun edit

manawa

  1. heart (of a person)
    Kāore i takitaro e tū ana ka neke whakamuri tētahi o ngā waewae, kātahi ka maranga te ringa, ko te ākinga iho, ngangengange noa te manawa o tōna tāne i te naihi e mau ana i tōna ringa.
    She didn't stand there long before she moved one leg backwards, then raised her hand and thrust it down piercing the heart of her husband with the knife she held in her hand.
  2. heart (seat of affections)
    Ka pā te aroha ki te ngākau, ka hotu te manawa.
    I'm affected by concern and my heart sobs.
  3. breath
    Kua rere ake te manawa nei ki runga ki te ihu.
    The breath travels up to the nose.
  4. mind
  5. spirit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • manawa” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.