menyawa

Kedah Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (compare Siraya xinawa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məɲawa/, /məɲawɑ/

Verb

menyawa

to breathe
Synonym: benapaih

Dia ketat dada sampai takleh nak menyawa.
He could not breathe because his chest was tight.

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