hawa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Afar ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air, atmosphere”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /haˈwa/ [hʌˈwʌ]
Hyphenation: ha‧wa
=== Noun ===
hawá f
climate
==== References ====
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 74
== Cebuano ==
=== Verb ===
hawà
to leave
== Garo ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronoun ===
hawa
(distal) that one (far), way over there
== Indonesian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhawa/ [ˈha.wa]
Rhymes: -awa
Syllabification: ha‧wa
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Malay hawa, from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air, atmosphere”).
==== Noun ====
hawa (plural hawa-hawa)
atmosphere, air
Synonyms: atmosfer, udara
the gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body
the air in a particular place
climate
Synonym: iklim
==== Affixed terms ====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Inherited from Malay hawa, from Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”).
==== Noun ====
hawa (plural hawa-hawa)
desire
Synonyms: gairah, kehendak, keinginan, nafsu
==== Affixed terms ====
=== Etymology 3 ===
From Arabic حَوَّاء (ḥawwāʔ, “Eve”), from Hebrew חוה (ḥawwâ).
==== Noun ====
hawa (plural hawa-hawa)
(colloquial) female
Synonyms: perempuan, wanita
===== Alternative forms =====
Hawa
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“hawa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Javanese ==
=== Romanization ===
hawa
romanization of ꦲꦮ
== Malay ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air, atmosphere”).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /hawa/
Rhymes: -awa
(schwa-variety) IPA(key): [häwə]
==== Noun ====
hawa (uncountable)
atmosphere, air.
the gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
the air in a particular place.
Synonyms: atmosfera, udara
climate
Synonym: iklim
===== Descendants =====
→ Javanese: ꦲꦮ (awa)
Indonesian: hawa
North Moluccan Malay: hawa
==== Affixed terms ====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /hawa/
Rhymes: -awa, -wa, -a
(schwa-variety) IPA(key): [häwə]
==== Noun ====
hawa (uncountable)
desire.
Synonyms: keinginan, nafsu
===== Descendants =====
→ Balinese: ᬳᬯ (hawa)
→ Madurese: ꦲꦮ (hḁwḁ)
Indonesian: hawa
North Moluccan Malay: hawá
=== Further reading ===
"hawa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== North Moluccan Malay ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Malay hawa, from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air, atmosphere”).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈha.wa/
Hyphenation: ha‧wa
==== Noun ====
hawa
air, the air in particular area
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Malay hawa, from Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /haˈwa/
Hyphenation: ha‧wa
==== Noun ====
hawá
lust, desire
obsession
==== Verb ====
hawá
to lust, desire
to obsess
== Swahili ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”).
==== Noun ====
hawa class IX (plural hawa class X)
longing, desire
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Adjective ====
hawa
wa class(II) inflected form of hii
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
haua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
=== Etymology ===
Compare Malay hawa (“air; climate”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog)
IPA(key): /ˈhawa/ [ˈhaː.wɐ]
Rhymes: -awa
IPA(key): /ˈhawaʔ/ [ˈhaː.wɐʔ] (nonstandard)
Rhymes: -awaʔ
Syllabification: ha‧wa
=== Noun ===
hawa or hawà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏ)
transmission of a disease
Synonyms: lalin, pagkalalin
contagion; disease spread by contact
Synonym: impeksiyon
stain or discoloration by a foreign substance
Synonyms: mantsa, lalin
person related by marriage
==== Derived terms ====
=== Adjective ===
hawa or hawà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏ)
caused by contact, contamination, or infection (of a disease)
caused by a foreign matter (of a stain or discoloration)
related to one's family by marriage
=== Further reading ===
“hawa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“hawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
== Tatar ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Persian هوا (havâ) or Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).
=== Noun ===
hawa (Cyrillic spelling һава)
air, heaven, sky
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
Tatarstan klimatı on the Tatar Wikipedia.Wikipedia tt