sawa

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa.

Noun

sawa

1. snake

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Cebuano sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa, Tagalog sawa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈwa/ [saˈwa]
• Hyphenation: sa‧wa

Noun

sawá (Basahan spelling ᜐᜏ)

1. python
2. boa constrictor

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawəqaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawəqaq (“eat too much, bored”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsawaʔ/ [ˈsa.waʔ]
• Hyphenation: sa‧wa

Adjective

sawà (plural sarawa, Basahan spelling ᜐᜏ)

1. bored; fed up; sick and tired

   Synonyms: suya, umoy

   Sawa na ako sa mga kalokohan ninda.

   I'm fed up with all of their nonsense.

Derived terms

• kasawaan
• magsawa
• makasawa
• masawa
• pagkasawa

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Bikol Central sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa, Tagalog sawa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈwa/ [s̪ɐˈwa]
• Hyphenation: sa‧wa

Noun

sawá (Badlit spelling ᜐᜏ)

1. the reticulated python (Malayapython reticulatus)
2. (colloquial) any large snake

Chamicuro

Adjective

sawa

1. wet, moist

Dutch

Alternative forms

• sawah (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sawah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaː.ʋaː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sa‧wa

Noun

sawa m (plural sawa's)

1. rice paddy

Derived terms

• sawaslang

 

Garo

Pronoun

sawa

1. who

   Na·a sako nikaha?

   Who did you see?

Verb

sawa

1. to be who

   Na·a sawa?

   Who are you?

Japanese

Romanization

sawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of さわ

Kagayanen

Noun

sawa

1. spouse

Kinaray-a

Etymology

Compare Asi sawa (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsawa/, [ˈsa.wa]

Noun

sawa

1. snake

Koasati

Noun

sawa

1. raccoon

Lele (Guinea)

Numeral

sawa

1. three

Ngazidja Comorian

Adjective

sawa (invariable)

1. same
2. identical

Derived terms

• usawa

 

References

• “sawa” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَوَاء (sawāʔ).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Adjective

sawa (invariable)

1. equal

   Yeye ni mnene sawa na mimi.

   S/He is as fat as I am.

Interjection

sawa

1. okay

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -sawazisha (“to make equal”)
  • Stative: -sawazika

• Other derivations:
  • sawasawa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• saua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Bikol Central sawa, Cebuano sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈwa/ [sɐˈwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sa‧wa

Noun

sawá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ)

1. boa constrictor

   Synonym: manlilingkis

2. python, esp. the reticulated python
3. any large snake that crushes its prey

Derived terms

• sawang-bitin

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *sawəqaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawəqaq (“eat too much, bored”) (cf. Cebuano saw-a, Kapampangan sawa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /saˈwaʔ/ [sɐˈwaʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsawaʔ/ [ˈsaː.wɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧wa

Adjective

sawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ)

1. fed up; having lost interest in

   Sawa na ako sa mga kalokohan nila.

   I'm all fed up by their nonsense.

2. satiated; surfeited; sated

   Synonym: suya

Derived terms

• masawain
• sawain

 

See also

• umay

 

Noun

sawà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ)

1. condition of being fed up or having lost interest

   Synonyms: suya, pagkasuya

2. satiety; surfeit; overindulgence in food or drink

Derived terms

• hinawa
• kasawaan
• magpakasawa
• magpasawa
• magsawa
• makasawa
• manawa
• one to sawa
• pagkasawa
• pagsasawa
• pagsawaan
• pampasawa
• panawain
• panghihinawa
• papagsawain
• papagsawain
• pasawa
• pasawain
• sawaan
• sumawa

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• awas

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪a.wa/

Noun

sawa

1. Alternative form of saawa (“goanna”)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics