zuwa

Bavarian edit

Etymology edit

Equivalent to zu + her. Compare archaic German zuher.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡suˑβɐ/

Adverb edit

zuwa

here (direction towards the speaker)
Kumm zuwa då! ― Come here!

Usage notes edit

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Related terms edit

zuwe
zuwi

Hausa edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /zú.wàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [zʊ́.wàː]

Noun edit

zuwā̀ m (possessed form zuwàn)

arrival

Preposition edit

zuwā̀

References edit

Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 234.