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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

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sawah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaː.ʋaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧wa

Noun

sawa m (plural sawa's)

  1. rice paddy

Derived terms

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

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

References

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

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَوَاء (sawāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

West Makian

Pronunciation

Noun

sawa

  1. Alternative form of saawa (“goanna”)

References

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

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