gawa

== Chichewa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-gàba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡa.w⁽ᵝ⁾a/ === Verb === -gaŵa (infinitive kugáŵa) divide share, distribute ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -gawira Nominal derivations: gawo == Hausa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡáː.wáː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡáː.wáː] === Noun === gāwā f (possessed form gāwar̃) corpse, carcass == Iban == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway (“religious feast; festivity”). Doublet of gawai, compare with Tagalog gawa. === Noun === gawa work ==== Derived terms ==== pengawa begawa === References === == Japanese == === Romanization === gawa Rōmaji transcription of がわ == Javanese == === Romanization === gawa romanization of ꦒꦮ == Old Javanese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.wa/ === Verb === gawa to bring to take to carry ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Javanese: ꦒꦮ (gawa) == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gàba. === Pronunciation === === Verb === -gawa (infinitive kugawa) to divide (split or separate into two or more parts) to share, distribute ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -gawia Causative: -gawisha Passive: -gawiwa Reciprocal: -gawana Stative: -gawika Other formations: -gawanya Nominal derivations: gawo mgawo ugawaji (“distribution”) == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === gaua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gawaq (“work, official activity”). Compare Pangasinan gawa, Sambali gawa, Kapampangan gaua, and Iban gawa. See also Cebuano gama, Iban gawai, Malay gawai, and Javanese ꦒꦮꦺ (gawé, “to do; to work”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈwaʔ/ [ɡɐˈwaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: ga‧wa === Noun === gawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏ) act of doing something Synonyms: trabaho, pagtatrabaho creation; making; manufacture Synonyms: yari, pagyari (by extension) repair; fix Synonyms: ayos, kumpuni deed; act Synonym: kagagawan work; employment; occupation Synonyms: trabaho, empleo, hanapbuhay, propesyon task; duty Synonyms: tungkulin, katungkulan work; opus (such as literary works, musical works, etc.) Synonyms: obra, akda, katha, trabaho ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Adjective === gawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏ) made; manufactured Synonym: ginawa created; composed Synonym: ginawa caused === Further reading === “gawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gawaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI === Anagrams === waag, agaw, agwa