nwa
Haitian Creole edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
nwa
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
nwa
Igbo edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nwá (plural ụ́mụ)
Derived terms edit
Kituba edit
Verb edit
nwa
- to drink
Louisiana Creole edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from French noir (“black”) and perhaps French Noir (“Black person”).
Adjective edit
nwa
Noun edit
nwa
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Derived terms edit
See also edit
blan | gri | nwa, nwar |
rouj | zoranj; brun, maron | jonn, jònn |
vè, vèr, vær, væt | vè fonsé | |
sèrsèl | blé, ble | |
vyolé, vyolèt | lila | ròz, roz |
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from French noix (“walnut; nut; testicule”).
Noun edit
nwa
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- nwa gal (“gallnut”)
- nwa miskad (“nutmeg”)
- nwayé (“walnut tree”)
- pyê dénwa (“walnut tree”)
Luba-Kasai edit
Verb edit
nwa
- to drink
Ngwo edit
Noun edit
nwa
- (Basa) Synonym of èndʰɨ́ (“water; river”)
Northern Sotho edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.
Verb edit
nwa
- to drink
Shona edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.
Verb edit
-nwá (infinitive kunwá)
Alternative forms edit
Sotho edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.
Verb edit
nwa
- to drink
Tsonga edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.
Verb edit
nwa
- to drink
Tswana edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.
Verb edit
nwa
- to drink
Venda edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.
Verb edit
nwa
- to drink