giwa

Hausa

Etymology

From Proto-West-Chadic *giw-. Cognate with Duwai gī̀wən, Bura cuwar, Karekare ùwan, Ngamo yàwàn, Bole yàuno, Miya yàwun, Wandala guwe, Matal gawan, Glavda gùna, Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́, Bana cìwə̀.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡíː.wáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɟíː.wáː]

Noun

gīwā f (plural gīwā̀yē, possessed form gīwar̃)

  1. elephant

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡiwaʔ/, [ˈɡi.wɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: gi‧wa

Noun

giwà (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜏ)

  1. red owl

See also
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