gva

See also: GVA

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Guaná with v as a placeholder.

Symbol

gva

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kaskihá.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kaskihá terms

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kʷa˨˦/
• Tone numbers: gva¹
• Hyphenation: gva

Etymology 1

From Chinese 瓜 (MC kwae, “gourd; melon; squash”). Cognate with Bouyei gval (“gourd; pumpkin”).

Noun

gva (1957–1982 spelling gva)

1. gourd; melon; squash

Derived terms

• lwggva

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 鍋 (MC kwa).

Noun

gva (Sawndip forms 鈲 or 瓜, 1957–1982 spelling gva)

1. (dialectal) wok

   Synonyms: rek, cauq