dawa

See also: da'wa and Dawa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”).

Noun

dawa (plural dawas)

1. (East Africa) A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors.
2. (Kenya) A cocktail made with vodka, honey, and lime juice.

Anagrams

• Awad, WADA, Wada, adaw

Bikol Central

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)

1. even if; even so; even though; although

   Synonym: maski

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧wa
• IPA^(key): /ˈdawa/ [ˈd̪a.wɐ]

Noun

dáwa (Badlit spelling ᜇᜏ)

1. millet

   Synonym: kabog

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dáː.wàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dáː.wàː]

Noun

dāwā̀ f (plural dāwōyī, possessed form dāwàr̃)

1. sorghum

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dá.wà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [də́.wə̀]

Noun

dawà m (possessed form dawàn)

1. the bush, the forest

Derived terms

• mugun dawa

Iraqw

Noun

dawa m (plural dabee f)

1. hand, arm
2. 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

1. romanization of ꦢꦮ

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.wa/
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: da‧wa

Verb

dawa

1. third-person singular present of dawaś

Puyuma

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *zawa. Compare Hiligaynon dawa, Cebuano dawa, Tagalog dawa, Waray-Waray dawa, and Tausug dawa.

Noun

dawa

1. foxtail millet grain

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.ˈwa/, [da.ˈwa]

Noun

dawa

1. cloth

Sundanese

Noun

dawa

1. lawsuit; a dispute carried before a court or authority.

References

• “Dawa” in Jonathan Rigg, A Dictionary of the Sunda language (1862), page 103.