dawa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”), borrowed from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ). === Noun === dawa (plural dawas) (East Africa) A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors. (Kenya) A cocktail made with vodka, honey, and lime juice. === Anagrams === Awad, WADA, Wada, adaw == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: da‧wa IPA(key): /ˈdawa/ [ˈd̪a.wɐ] === Noun === dáwa (Badlit spelling ᜇᜏ) millet Synonym: kabog == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dawa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdawa/ [ˈd̪a.wa], /ˈdawaʔ/ [ˈd̪a.waʔ] Hyphenation: da‧wa === Conjunction === dáwa or dawà (Basahan spelling ᜇᜏ) even if; even so; even though; although Synonym: maski == Hausa == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /dáː.wàː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [dáː.wàː] ==== Noun ==== dāwā̀ f (plural dāwōyī, possessed form dāwàr̃) sorghum === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /dá.wà/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [də́.wə̀] ==== Noun ==== dawà m (possessed form dawàn) the bush, the forest ===== Derived terms ===== mugun dawa == Iraqw == === Etymology === From Proto-Cushitic *zab- (“to grasp”). Compare Somali daab (“handle”). === Noun === dawa m (plural dabee f) hand, arm instrument, custom, measures === References === Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002), Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 19 == Javanese == === Romanization === dawa romanization of ꦢꦮ == Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈda.wa/ Rhymes: -awa Syllabification: da‧wa === Verb === dawa third-person singular present of dawaś == Puyuma == === Etymology === From Pre-Puyuma *dawa, from Proto-Austronesian *zawa. === Noun === dawa foxtail millet grain == Sakizaya == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /da.ˈwa/, [da.ˈwa] === Noun === dawa cloth == Sundanese == === Noun === dawa lawsuit; a dispute carried before a court or authority. === References === “Dawa” in Jonathan Rigg, A Dictionary of the Sunda language (1862), page 103. == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ). === Pronunciation === === Noun === dawa class IX (plural dawa class X or madawa class VI) medicine, medication, medicament remedy, cure ==== Usage notes ==== In its strictest sense, this word means "medicine", but is used generally for anything that improves or protects the condition of another thing; for example dawa ya viatu (“dawa of the shoes”) means "shoe polish". ==== Derived terms ==== dawa ya ganzi (“anesthetic”) dawa ya kikwapa (“deodorant, antiperspirant”) dawa ya mapenzi (“love potion”) dawa ya meno (“toothpaste”) dawa ya mswaki (“toothpaste”) dawa ya viatu (“shoe polish”) dawa ya wadudu (“insecticide”) === References === == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === daua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *zawa. Compare Hiligaynon dawa, Cebuano dawa, Puyuma dawa, Waray-Waray dawa, and Tausug dawa. Theorized also to be from Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley; grain; cereal”). See also Diyawa. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdawaʔ/ [ˈd̪aː.wɐʔ] Rhymes: -awaʔ IPA(key): /ˈdawa/ [ˈd̪aː.wɐ] (obsolete) Syllabification: da‧wa ==== Noun ==== dawà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏ) millet (Panicum miliaceum) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈwaʔ/ [d̪ɐˈwaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: da‧wa ==== Noun ==== dawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏ) (obsolete) taking something out of a cave ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “dawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === adwa == Tarifit == === Etymology === Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic داوى (dāwa), from Arabic دَاوَى (dāwā). === Pronunciation === (Nador) IPA(key): [ðɛwɛ] === Verb === dawa (verbal noun adawi, Tifinagh spelling ⴷⴰⵡⴰ) (ergative) to treat (a medical issue) ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Serhoual (2002) Abarrou (2024) == Tausug == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *zawa. === Pronunciation === (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /dawa/ [d̪aˈwɑ] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: da‧wa === Noun === dawa (Sulat Sūg spelling دَوَ) millet == Welsh == === Verb === dawa soft mutation of tawa === Mutation === == Western Apache == === Pronoun === dawa everything == Yoruba == === Etymology === From Hausa dāwā̀. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dá.wà/ === Noun === dáwà sorghum Synonyms: jéró, ọkà bàbà