Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa.

Noun

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sawa

  1. snake

Bikol Central

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Cebuano sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa, Tagalog sawa).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sa‧wa
  • IPA(key): /saˈwa/, [saˈwa]

Noun

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sawá

  1. python; boa constrictor

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Philippine *sawəqaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawəqaq (eat too much, bored).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sa‧wa
  • IPA(key): /ˈsawaʔ/, [ˈsa.waʔ]

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sawà

  1. bored; fed up; sick and tired
    Synonyms: suya, umoy
    Sawa na ako sa mga kalokohan ninda.
    I'm all fed up with their nonsense.
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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Bikol Central sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa, Tagalog sawa).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sa‧wa
  • IPA(key): /saˈwa/, [s̪ɐˈwa]

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sawá

  1. the reticulated python (Malayapython reticulatus)
  2. (colloquial) any large snake

Chamicuro

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Adjective

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sawa

  1. wet, moist

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowing from Malay sawah.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaː.ʋaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧wa

Noun

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sawa m (plural sawa's)

  1. rice paddy

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Garo

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Pronoun

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sawa

  1. who
    Na·a sako nikaha?
    Who did you see?

Verb

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sawa

  1. to be who
    Na·a sawa?
    Who are you?

Japanese

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Romanization

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sawa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さわ

Kagayanen

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Noun

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sawa

  1. spouse

Kinaray-a

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Etymology

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Compare Asi sawa (snake).

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Noun

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sawa

  1. snake

Koasati

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Noun

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sawa

  1. raccoon

Lele (Guinea)

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Numeral

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sawa

  1. three

Ngazidja Comorian

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Adjective

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sawa (invariable)

  1. same
  2. identical

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References

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  • sawa” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَوَاء (sawāʔ).

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Adjective

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sawa (invariable)

  1. equal
    Yeye ni mnene sawa na mimi.
    S/He is as fat as I am.

Interjection

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sawa

  1. okay

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Bikol Central sawa, Cebuano sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa).

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sawá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ)

  1. boa constrictor
    Synonym: manlilingkis
  2. python, esp. the reticulated python
  3. any large snake that crushes its prey
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Philippine *sawəqaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawəqaq (eat too much, bored) (cf. Cebuano saw-a, Kapampangan sawa).

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sawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ)

  1. fed up; having lost interest in
    Sawa na ako sa mga kalokohan nila.
    I'm all fed up by their nonsense.
  2. satiated; surfeited; sated
    Synonym: suya
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Noun

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sawà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ)

  1. condition of being fed up or having lost interest
    Synonyms: suya, pagkasuya
  2. satiety; surfeit; overindulgence in food or drink
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Further reading

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  • sawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

West Makian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sawa

  1. Alternative form of saawa (goanna)

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics