Fijian

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From Proto-Oceanic *lawaq₂ (spider) (compare with Maori whakarawa (to fasten), Hawaiian lawa (to bind), Tongan lalava (to fasten with a sennit, to wrap)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq (spider) (compare with Malay labah-labah and lelabah, Tagalog alalawa).[1]

Noun

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lawalawa

  1. cobweb, spiderweb
  2. woven mat or mesh
  3. colander, sieve

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lawa2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “lawalawa”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 137

Swahili

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Noun

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lawalawa (n class, plural lawalawa)

  1. bonbon, sweets