uwa

See also: uWA and UWA

Apalaí

Etymology

From Portuguese uva, from Latin uva.

Noun

uwa

1. grape

Hausa

Etymology

Newman derives this from Proto-Chadic *wəɗi. Blench suggests a derivation from a Plateau Benue-Congo language; compare Ningye Numana uwa (“wife”), Kanufi uwa (“woman”), Bu iwa (“wife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔú.wáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ́.wáː]

Noun

uwā f (plural iyā̀yē, possessed form uwar̃)

1. mother
2. (in compounds) largest or chief part

Coordinate terms

• ùbā

Japanese

Romanization

uwa

1. Rōmaji transcription of うわ

Kanufi

Noun

uwa (plural amba)

1. woman

References

• Roger Blench, The Anib (=Kanufi) language of Central Nigeria and its affinities, page 3, 2011

Mapudungun

Corn (Zea mays).

Noun

uwa (Raguileo spelling)

1. corn, maize

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Matal

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Chadic *wa (“who”). Cognate with Hausa wa (“who”)

Pronoun

uwa

1. (interrogative) who

   Uwa avà à ka tetəvi kà maɗàh sləray uwanay uwa?" (Mark 11:28)

   Who gave you this authority that you do these things? (Mark 11:28)

   Uwa asla à tsəhay dza uwanay, atugw mawisiga lakəl aŋa Zəzagəla uwa? (Luke 5:21)

   Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? (Luke 5:21)

Pitjantjatjara

Adverb

uwa

1. yes

Verb

uwa

1. imperative (command) form of unganyi
   1. give!

Quechua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish uva.

Noun

uwa

1. grape

Declension

declension of uwa

	singular	plural
nominative	uwa	uwakuna
accusative	uwata	uwakunata
dative	uwaman	uwakunaman
genitive	uwap	uwakunap
locative	uwapi	uwakunapi
terminative	uwakama	uwakunakama
ablative	uwamanta	uwakunamanta
instrumental	uwawan	uwakunawan
comitative	uwantin	uwakunantin
abessive	uwannaq	uwakunannaq
comparative	uwahina	uwakunahina
causative	uwarayku	uwakunarayku
benefactive	uwapaq	uwakunapaq
associative	uwapura	uwakunapura
distributive	uwanka	uwakunanka
exclusive	uwalla	uwakunalla

possessive forms of uwa

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	uway	uwaykuna
accusative	uwayta	uwaykunata
dative	uwayman	uwaykunaman
genitive	uwaypa	uwaykunap
locative	uwaypi	uwaykunapi
terminative	uwaykama	uwaykunakama
ablative	uwaymanta	uwaykunamanta
instrumental	uwaywan	uwaykunawan
comitative	uwaynintin	uwaykunantin
abessive	uwayninnaq	uwaykunannaq
comparative	uwayhina	uwaykunahina
causative	uwayrayku	uwaykunarayku
benefactive	uwaypaq	uwaykunapaq
associative	uwaypura	uwaykunapura
distributive	uwayninka	uwaykunanka
exclusive	uwaylla	uwaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	uwayki	uwaykikuna
accusative	uwaykita	uwaykikunata
dative	uwaykiman	uwaykikunaman
genitive	uwaykipa	uwaykikunap
locative	uwaykipi	uwaykikunapi
terminative	uwaykikama	uwaykikunakama
ablative	uwaykimanta	uwaykikunamanta
instrumental	uwaykiwan	uwaykikunawan
comitative	uwaykintin	uwaykikunantin
abessive	uwaykinnaq	uwaykikunannaq
comparative	uwaykihina	uwaykikunahina
causative	uwaykirayku	uwaykikunarayku
benefactive	uwaykipaq	uwaykikunapaq
associative	uwaykipura	uwaykikunapura
distributive	uwaykinka	uwaykikunanka
exclusive	uwaykilla	uwaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	uwan	uwankuna
accusative	uwanta	uwankunata
dative	uwanman	uwankunaman
genitive	uwanpa	uwankunap
locative	uwanpi	uwankunapi
terminative	uwankama	uwankunakama
ablative	uwanmanta	uwankunamanta
instrumental	uwanwan	uwankunawan
comitative	uwanintin	uwankunantin
abessive	uwanninnaq	uwankunannaq
comparative	uwanhina	uwankunahina
causative	uwanrayku	uwankunarayku
benefactive	uwanpaq	uwankunapaq
associative	uwanpura	uwankunapura
distributive	uwaninka	uwankunanka
exclusive	uwanlla	uwankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	uwanchik	uwanchikkuna
accusative	uwanchikta	uwanchikkunata
dative	uwanchikman	uwanchikkunaman
genitive	uwanchikpa	uwanchikkunap
locative	uwanchikpi	uwanchikkunapi
terminative	uwanchikkama	uwanchikkunakama
ablative	uwanchikmanta	uwanchikkunamanta
instrumental	uwanchikwan	uwanchikkunawan
comitative	uwanchiknintin	uwanchikkunantin
abessive	uwanchikninnaq	uwanchikkunannaq
comparative	uwanchikhina	uwanchikkunahina
causative	uwanchikrayku	uwanchikkunarayku
benefactive	uwanchikpaq	uwanchikkunapaq
associative	uwanchikpura	uwanchikkunapura
distributive	uwanchikninka	uwanchikkunanka
exclusive	uwanchiklla	uwanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	uwayku	uwaykukuna
accusative	uwaykuta	uwaykukunata
dative	uwaykuman	uwaykukunaman
genitive	uwaykupa	uwaykukunap
locative	uwaykupi	uwaykukunapi
terminative	uwaykukama	uwaykukunakama
ablative	uwaykumanta	uwaykukunamanta
instrumental	uwaykuwan	uwaykukunawan
comitative	uwaykuntin	uwaykukunantin
abessive	uwaykunnaq	uwaykukunannaq
comparative	uwaykuhina	uwaykukunahina
causative	uwaykurayku	uwaykukunarayku
benefactive	uwaykupaq	uwaykukunapaq
associative	uwaykupura	uwaykukunapura
distributive	uwaykunka	uwaykukunanka
exclusive	uwaykulla	uwaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	uwaykichik	uwaykichikkuna
accusative	uwaykichikta	uwaykichikkunata
dative	uwaykichikman	uwaykichikkunaman
genitive	uwaykichikpa	uwaykichikkunap
locative	uwaykichikpi	uwaykichikkunapi
terminative	uwaykichikkama	uwaykichikkunakama
ablative	uwaykichikmanta	uwaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	uwaykichikwan	uwaykichikkunawan
comitative	uwaykichiknintin	uwaykichikkunantin
abessive	uwaykichikninnaq	uwaykichikkunannaq
comparative	uwaykichikhina	uwaykichikkunahina
causative	uwaykichikrayku	uwaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	uwaykichikpaq	uwaykichikkunapaq
associative	uwaykichikpura	uwaykichikkunapura
distributive	uwaykichikninka	uwaykichikkunanka
exclusive	uwaykichiklla	uwaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	uwanku	uwankukuna
accusative	uwankuta	uwankukunata
dative	uwankuman	uwankukunaman
genitive	uwankupa	uwankukunap
locative	uwankupi	uwankukunapi
terminative	uwankukama	uwankukunakama
ablative	uwankumanta	uwankukunamanta
instrumental	uwankuwan	uwankukunawan
comitative	uwankuntin	uwankukunantin
abessive	uwankunnaq	uwankukunannaq
comparative	uwankuhina	uwankukunahina
causative	uwankurayku	uwankukunarayku
benefactive	uwankupaq	uwankukunapaq
associative	uwankupura	uwankukunapura
distributive	uwankunka	uwankukunanka
exclusive	uwankulla	uwankukunalla

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German oven, from Old High German ofan, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz.

Noun

uwa m

1. oven

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle High German oben, obene, from Old High German obana, from Proto-West Germanic *obanā, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.

Adverb

uwa

1. in advance

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uʋa/

Noun

uwa

1. gray hair

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ụ̀à (Èkìtì)
• ùghà (Ọ̀wọ̀)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ù.wà/

Noun

ùwà

1. (Ondo) Alternative form of ùghà (“palace, throne, royal courtyard”)