rwa

See also: Rwa, RWA, and rwą

Anguthimri

Noun

rwa

1. (Mpakwithi) white paint

References

• Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 188

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• wa

Etymology

From French roi (“king”).

Noun

rwa

1. king

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, compare Malay dua.

Numeral

rwa

1. two

Alternative forms

• ro

Derived terms

• arwa-rwan
• aṅrwa
• aṅrwa-rwa
• karwa
• madu
• maru
• paṅrwa
• rwa-rwa
• sakarwa

 

• rwaṅ siki

 

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬭ᭄ᬯ (rua)

Further reading

• "rwa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from rwać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrva/

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: rwa

Noun

rwa f

1. acute nerve pain

   rwa barkowa ramienna ― brachialgia

   rwa kulszowa ― sciatica

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	rwa	rwy
genitive	rwy	rew
dative	rwie	rwom
accusative	rwę	rwy
instrumental	rwą	rwami
locative	rwie	rwach
vocative	rwo	rwy

Declension of rwa

Further reading

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

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀a.

Verb

-rwa (infinitive kurwa)

1. to fight

Venda

Verb

rwa

1. to hit, to beat