halwa

== English == === Noun === halwa (countable and uncountable, plural halwas) Alternative spelling of halva. == Cebuano == === Alternative forms === hawla === Etymology === Metathesis of hawla, from Spanish jaula. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: hal‧wa IPA(key): /ˈhalwa/ [ˈhal̪.wɐ] === Noun === halwa (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎ᜔ᜏ) cage (of animals such as birds) (colloquial) jail; prison cell Synonym: prisohan == Hausa == === Etymology === From Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hál.wàː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hál.wàː] === Noun === halwā̀ f (possessed form halwàr̃) (Islam) khalwa, a religious retreat in Sufism == Malay == === Etymology === From Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /halwa/ Rhymes: -alwa, -lwa, -wa (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [häl.wə] === Noun === halwa (Jawi spelling هلوا or حلوا or حلوى, plural halwa-halwa or halwa2) fruit preserved in sugar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Malaccan Creole Malay: alua Indonesian: halwa === Further reading === "halwa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Venda == === Noun === halwa (plural mahalwa) beer