hawu
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Sundanese ᮠᮝᮥ (hawu, “stove”), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Doublet of abu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hawu (first-person possessive hawuku, second-person possessive hawumu, third-person possessive hawunya)
Further reading edit
- “hawu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.
Noun edit
hawu
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "hawu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Sundanese edit
Romanization edit
hawu
- Romanization of ᮠᮝᮥ
Zulu edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
hawu
- oh my!, eish!, wow!, good heavens!
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hawu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hawu (6-3.9)”