توا

See also: بوا

Malay

Alternative forms

• tua
• tuha
• توها

Etymology

From توها, from Proto-Malayic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tuə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tua/
• Rhymes: -uə, -wə, -ə

Adjective

توا (Rumi spelling tua)

1. old (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
2. ripe (ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds)

Derived terms

• kakaktua / کاکقتوا
• mertua / مرتوا
• orang tua / اورڠ توا

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit तापक (tāpaka). Cognate with Persian تابه (tâbe) and تاوه (tâve).

Noun

توا • (tavā) m (Hindi spelling तवा)

1. pan