tuwa

Hopi

Noun

tuwa

1. to see (to perceive visually)

Javanese

Romanization

tuwa

1. Romanization of ꦠꦸꦮ

Lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah.

Noun

tuwa

1. poison

Middle English

Adverb

tuwa

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of twie

Old English

Adverb

tuwa

1. Alternative form of tweowa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• toua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuaq (“luck”). Compare Malay tuah (“luck”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈaʔ/ [ˈt̪waʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
• (now dialectal, Southern Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtuaʔ/ [ˈt̪uː.ɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uaʔ
• Syllabification: tu‧wa

Noun

tuwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏ)

1. joy; happiness; gladness

   Synonyms: galak, kagalakan, lugod, kaluguran, ligaya, kaligayaan

Derived terms

• ikatuwa
• kakatwa
• katuwaan
• magkatuwa
• magkatuwaan
• magpatuwa
• makatuwa
• makatuwaan
• malunod sa tuwa
• matuwa
• matuwain
• nakatutuwa
• pagkakatuwa
• pagkakatuwaan
• pagkamatuwain
• pagkatuwa
• tuwang-tuwa

 

Further reading

• “tuwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• utaw