bażwa

Maltese

Root
b-ż-w
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَزْو (bazw), verbal noun of بَزَا (bazā), which refers to a deforming protrusion of a body part (chest, belly, back, or posterior).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaz.wa/
• Rhymes: -azwa

Noun

bażwa f (plural bżawi or bażwiet)

1. (medicine) hernia

   Synonyms: fetqa, ernja

Derived terms

• bażwar
• bażwi
• bil-bażwa
• żejt fil-bażwa