See also: Nawa, NAWA, náwa, nawă, nawą, Nawą, ɲawa, ŋawa, and nawa-

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /naˈwa/ [n̪aˈwa]
  • Hyphenation: na‧wa

Noun

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nawá (Basahan spelling ᜈᜏ)

  1. birthmark
    Synonym: pamalit

Fijian

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Adjective

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nawa

  1. afloat, adrift (more specifically, sa nawa)

Verb

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nawa

  1. to float, to drift

Herero

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Adverb

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nawa

  1. well, nicely

Japanese

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Romanization

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nawa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of なわ

Malay

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Malay cardinal numbers
 <  8 9 10  > 
    Cardinal : nawa

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit नवन् (návan), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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nawa (Jawi spelling ناوا)

  1. nine

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Further reading

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈna.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ava
  • Syllabification: na‧wa
  • Homophone: Nawa

Noun

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nawa f

  1. (architecture) nave (the middle body of a church)
  2. (literary) country, state (sovereign polity)
    Synonyms: kraj, państwo
  3. (obsolete, nautical) craft, ship, vessel
    Synonym: statek

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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  • nawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sotho

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Noun

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nawa class 9/10 (plural dinawa)

  1. bean

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-nawa (infinitive kunawa)

  1. to wash (a part of the body, especially the hands)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nawa
Positive present -nanawa
Subjunctive -nawe
Negative -nawi
Imperative singular nawa
Infinitives
Positive kunawa
Negative kutonawa
Imperatives
Singular nawa
Plural naweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunawa
Positive past positive subject concord + -linawa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunawa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanawa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanawa/nanawa tunanawa
2nd person unanawa mnanawa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananawa wananawa
other classes positive subject concord + -nanawa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nawi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinawi hatunawi
2nd person hunawi hamnawi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanawi hawanawi
other classes negative subject concord + -nawi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanawa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanawa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nawe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawe tunawe
2nd person unawe mnawe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawe wanawe
other classes positive subject concord + -nawe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinawe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenawa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenawa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinawa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinawa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anawa)
Singular Plural
1st person nanawa twanawa
2nd person wanawa mwanawa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawa wanawa
m-mi(III/IV) wanawa yanawa
ji-ma(V/VI) lanawa yanawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanawa vyanawa
n(IX/X) yanawa zanawa
u(XI) wanawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanawa
pa(XVI) panawa
mu(XVIII) mwanawa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menawa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanawa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janawa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinawa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponawa
Consecutive kanawa / positive subject concord + -kanawa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanawe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninawa -tunawa
2nd person -kunawa -wanawa/-kunaweni/-wanaweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnawa -wanawa
m-mi(III/IV) -unawa -inawa
ji-ma(V/VI) -linawa -yanawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinawa -vinawa
n(IX/X) -inawa -zinawa
u(XI) -unawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunawa
pa(XVI) -panawa
mu(XVIII) -munawa
Reflexive -jinawa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nawa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nawaye -nawao
m-mi(III/IV) -nawao -nawayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nawalo -nawayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nawacho -nawavyo
n(IX/X) -nawayo -nawazo
u(XI) -nawao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nawako
pa(XVI) -nawapo
mu(XVIII) -nawamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nawa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenawa -onawa
m-mi(III/IV) -onawa -yonawa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonawa -yonawa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonawa -vyonawa
n(IX/X) -yonawa -zonawa
u(XI) -onawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konawa
pa(XVI) -ponawa
mu(XVIII) -monawa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

See also

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  • -osha (to wash (more general))

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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nawâ! (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜏ)

  1. (formal) Said in hope that something will happen: may it be so!; so be it!; let it be so!; indeed
    Synonyms: sana, harimanawari, harinawa
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nawá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜏ) (obsolete)

  1. easiness
    Synonym: dali
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Tboli

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa.

Noun

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nawa

  1. feelings

Tswana

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nawa class 9 (plural dinawa)

  1. bean, pea
  2. (anatomy) clitoris