ewa

See also: Ewa, Èwá, ẹwa, 'ewa, and ʻEwa

'Are'are

Adjective

ewa

1. long

Verb

ewa

1. be tall

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from the conversation-starting Moroccan Arabic اوا.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

ewa

1. (slang) an informal greeting, similar to yo

Javanese

Romanization

ewa

1. Romanization of ꦲꦺꦮ

Ngazidja Comorian

Interjection

ewa

1. yes

References

• “ewa” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Nupe

Ewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.wā/

Noun

ewa (plural ewazhì)

1. snake

Old High German

Alternative forms

• ēo, ēa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiw, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz, akin to Old English ǣ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.wa/

Noun

ēwa f

1. law
2. eternity
3. marriage

Derived terms

• ēwasago
• ēwig

 

Descendants

• Middle High German: ēwe, ē
  • Alemannic German: Ee, E-e
  • German: (Ehe)

References

• Henry Frowde, An Old High German Primer