lawa

See also: lâwa, Lawa, Läwa, lawá, lawaʼ, ława, lawą, ławą, łāwa, -lawa, and lawa'

Languages (32)

Alangan • Bikol Central • Brunei Malay • Butuanon • Chickasaw • Choctaw • Fijian • Hawaiian • Higaonon • Hiligaynon • Iban • Indonesian • Javanese • Kagayanen • Lindu • Lower Sorbian • Malay • Mansaka • Masbatenyo • Old Javanese • Polish • Quechua • Ratagnon • Swazi • Tagakaulu Kalagan • Tagalog • Tausug • Tok Pisin • Waray-Waray • West Makian • Western Bukidnon Manobo • Xhosa

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Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawà

1. spider

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧wa
• IPA^(key): /ˈlawaʔ/ [ˈl̪a.waʔ]

Noun

lawà

1. spider

Brunei Malay

Adjective

lawa

1. beautiful

Antonyms

• bida

Butuanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawa

1. spider

Chickasaw

Etymology

Cognate with Choctaw lawa (“many, much”), Koasati lawa (“many”).

Pronoun

lawa

1. a lot

Verb

lawa (active, in/transitive)

1. (intransitive) to be many
2. (intransitive) to be a lot
3. (intransitive) to be a bunch
4. (transitive) to be a lot in (a place)

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	lawali lawa-li	iilawa / iliilawa / liilawa ii-lawa / ilii-lawa / lii-lawa	iloolawa iloo-lawa
2nd-person (you, you all)	ishlawa ish-lawa	hashlawa hash-lawa
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	lawa	(hoo)lawa (hoo-)lawa

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• laua (traditional)

Etymology

Cognate with Koasati lawa (“many”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈwa(h)/
• Transcription: lawah

Adjective

lawa

1. many. much
2. a lot of
3. too much

Fijian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɰa/

Noun

lawa

1. net, fishing net
2. snare
3. law

Verb

lawa (lawa-vaka, lawavaka)

1. to ambush (in war)

lawa (lawa-na, lawana)

1. (transitive) to accuse (on suspicion alone)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lawa₁ (compare with Maori rawa (“numerous, many, wealth”)).

Noun

lawa

1. sufficiency, abundance, plenty

Higaonon

Etymology 1

Akin to Western Bukidnon Manobo lawa.

Noun

lawa

1. body

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq. Akin to Cebuano lawalawa.

Noun

lawa

1. spider

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawaʔ/ [ˈla.waʔ]

Noun

lawà

1. spiderweb

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.wa/

Adjective

lawa

1. beautiful, good-looking, pretty

   Synonym: bajik

   Lawa amat indu nya!

   That lady is so beautiful!

2. arrogant

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.wa/
• Rhymes: -la
• Hyphenation: la‧wa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Makasar [Term?] and Buginese [Term?].

Noun

lawa (plural lawa-lawa)

1. (cooking) salad

   Synonym: urap

2. (cooking) Buginese dish made from raw fish or banana blossoms, mixed with grated or fried coconut, spices, and vinegar

Derived terms

• lawa pisang batu

 

Etymology 2

Unknown, inherited from Malay lawa (“board”), probably from Old Javanese lawa (“fragment, piece”), from Sanskrit लव (lava).

Noun

lawa (plural lawa-lawa)

1. (archaic) crossbar on boats and so on
2. (archaic) barrier, obstacle

   Synonym: rintangan

3. (archaic) roadblock

Derived terms

• melawa
• pelawa

 

Etymology 3

inherited from Malay lawa (“beautiful”).

Adjective

lawa

1. beautiful

   Synonym: indah

Derived terms

• melawa

 

Further reading

• “lawa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

lawa

1. Romanization of ꦭꦮ

Kagayanen

Noun

lawa

1. (anatomy) body

Lindu

Noun

lawa

1. hindrance; obstacle

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlawa]

Noun

lawa

1. genitive singular of law
2. accusative singular of law
3. nominative dual of law

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lawa/
  • Note: Unlike in many other words in Johor-Riau Malay that end with an /a/, the word-final /a/ in this word is not realized as a schwa [ə].
• Rhymes: -wa, -a

Adjective

lawa (Jawi spelling لاوا)

1. beautiful

   Synonyms: cantik, molek

   Lawanya perempuan itu!

   That girl is so beautiful!

Affixations

• dilawakan
• lawakan
• melawa
• melawakan

 

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lawa (inherited)

Further reading

• “lawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawa

1. spider

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawà

1. spider

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लव (lava).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.wa/
• Rhymes: -wa
• Homophone: lawā
• Hyphenation: la‧wa

Noun

lawa

1. fragment, piece
2. minute of time

Derived terms

• lawā-lawā
• linawā-lawan
• lumawā-lawā

 

Descendants

• >? Malay: lawa
  • > Indonesian: lawa (inherited)

Further reading

• "lawa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

lawa

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.va/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ava
• Syllabification: la‧wa

Noun

lawa f

1. lava (molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides)

Declension

Declension of lawa

	singular	plural
nominative	lawa	lawy
genitive	lawy	law
dative	lawie	lawom
accusative	lawę	lawy
instrumental	lawą	lawami
locative	lawie	lawach
vocative	lawo	lawy

Derived terms

adjective

• lawowy

 

Further reading

• lawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua

Noun

lawa

1. a gruel made flour, water, and salt; sometimes prepared with maize

Declension

declension of lawa

	singular	plural
nominative	lawa	lawakuna
accusative	lawata	lawakunata
dative	lawaman	lawakunaman
genitive	lawap	lawakunap
locative	lawapi	lawakunapi
terminative	lawakama	lawakunakama
ablative	lawamanta	lawakunamanta
instrumental	lawawan	lawakunawan
comitative	lawantin	lawakunantin
abessive	lawannaq	lawakunannaq
comparative	lawahina	lawakunahina
causative	lawarayku	lawakunarayku
benefactive	lawapaq	lawakunapaq
associative	lawapura	lawakunapura
distributive	lawanka	lawakunanka
exclusive	lawalla	lawakunalla

possessive forms of lawa

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	laway	lawaykuna
accusative	lawayta	lawaykunata
dative	lawayman	lawaykunaman
genitive	lawaypa	lawaykunap
locative	lawaypi	lawaykunapi
terminative	lawaykama	lawaykunakama
ablative	lawaymanta	lawaykunamanta
instrumental	lawaywan	lawaykunawan
comitative	lawaynintin	lawaykunantin
abessive	lawayninnaq	lawaykunannaq
comparative	lawayhina	lawaykunahina
causative	lawayrayku	lawaykunarayku
benefactive	lawaypaq	lawaykunapaq
associative	lawaypura	lawaykunapura
distributive	lawayninka	lawaykunanka
exclusive	lawaylla	lawaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	lawayki	lawaykikuna
accusative	lawaykita	lawaykikunata
dative	lawaykiman	lawaykikunaman
genitive	lawaykipa	lawaykikunap
locative	lawaykipi	lawaykikunapi
terminative	lawaykikama	lawaykikunakama
ablative	lawaykimanta	lawaykikunamanta
instrumental	lawaykiwan	lawaykikunawan
comitative	lawaykintin	lawaykikunantin
abessive	lawaykinnaq	lawaykikunannaq
comparative	lawaykihina	lawaykikunahina
causative	lawaykirayku	lawaykikunarayku
benefactive	lawaykipaq	lawaykikunapaq
associative	lawaykipura	lawaykikunapura
distributive	lawaykinka	lawaykikunanka
exclusive	lawaykilla	lawaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	lawan	lawankuna
accusative	lawanta	lawankunata
dative	lawanman	lawankunaman
genitive	lawanpa	lawankunap
locative	lawanpi	lawankunapi
terminative	lawankama	lawankunakama
ablative	lawanmanta	lawankunamanta
instrumental	lawanwan	lawankunawan
comitative	lawanintin	lawankunantin
abessive	lawanninnaq	lawankunannaq
comparative	lawanhina	lawankunahina
causative	lawanrayku	lawankunarayku
benefactive	lawanpaq	lawankunapaq
associative	lawanpura	lawankunapura
distributive	lawaninka	lawankunanka
exclusive	lawanlla	lawankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	lawanchik	lawanchikkuna
accusative	lawanchikta	lawanchikkunata
dative	lawanchikman	lawanchikkunaman
genitive	lawanchikpa	lawanchikkunap
locative	lawanchikpi	lawanchikkunapi
terminative	lawanchikkama	lawanchikkunakama
ablative	lawanchikmanta	lawanchikkunamanta
instrumental	lawanchikwan	lawanchikkunawan
comitative	lawanchiknintin	lawanchikkunantin
abessive	lawanchikninnaq	lawanchikkunannaq
comparative	lawanchikhina	lawanchikkunahina
causative	lawanchikrayku	lawanchikkunarayku
benefactive	lawanchikpaq	lawanchikkunapaq
associative	lawanchikpura	lawanchikkunapura
distributive	lawanchikninka	lawanchikkunanka
exclusive	lawanchiklla	lawanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	lawayku	lawaykukuna
accusative	lawaykuta	lawaykukunata
dative	lawaykuman	lawaykukunaman
genitive	lawaykupa	lawaykukunap
locative	lawaykupi	lawaykukunapi
terminative	lawaykukama	lawaykukunakama
ablative	lawaykumanta	lawaykukunamanta
instrumental	lawaykuwan	lawaykukunawan
comitative	lawaykuntin	lawaykukunantin
abessive	lawaykunnaq	lawaykukunannaq
comparative	lawaykuhina	lawaykukunahina
causative	lawaykurayku	lawaykukunarayku
benefactive	lawaykupaq	lawaykukunapaq
associative	lawaykupura	lawaykukunapura
distributive	lawaykunka	lawaykukunanka
exclusive	lawaykulla	lawaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	lawaykichik	lawaykichikkuna
accusative	lawaykichikta	lawaykichikkunata
dative	lawaykichikman	lawaykichikkunaman
genitive	lawaykichikpa	lawaykichikkunap
locative	lawaykichikpi	lawaykichikkunapi
terminative	lawaykichikkama	lawaykichikkunakama
ablative	lawaykichikmanta	lawaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	lawaykichikwan	lawaykichikkunawan
comitative	lawaykichiknintin	lawaykichikkunantin
abessive	lawaykichikninnaq	lawaykichikkunannaq
comparative	lawaykichikhina	lawaykichikkunahina
causative	lawaykichikrayku	lawaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	lawaykichikpaq	lawaykichikkunapaq
associative	lawaykichikpura	lawaykichikkunapura
distributive	lawaykichikninka	lawaykichikkunanka
exclusive	lawaykichiklla	lawaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	lawanku	lawankukuna
accusative	lawankuta	lawankukunata
dative	lawankuman	lawankukunaman
genitive	lawankupa	lawankukunap
locative	lawankupi	lawankukunapi
terminative	lawankukama	lawankukunakama
ablative	lawankumanta	lawankukunamanta
instrumental	lawankuwan	lawankukunawan
comitative	lawankuntin	lawankukunantin
abessive	lawankunnaq	lawankukunannaq
comparative	lawankuhina	lawankukunahina
causative	lawankurayku	lawankukunarayku
benefactive	lawankupaq	lawankukunapaq
associative	lawankupura	lawankukunapura
distributive	lawankunka	lawankukunanka
exclusive	lawankulla	lawankukunalla

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawa

1. spider

Swazi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

lawa

1. those over there, yonder; class 6 remote demonstrative.

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawa

1. spider

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• laua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlawaʔ/ [ˈlaː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: la‧wa

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rawaq (“swamp; morass”). Cognate with Javanese ꦫꦮ (rawa), Indonesian, Malay rawa / rawah (“marsh”), and Sundanese ᮛᮔ᮪ᮎ (ranca, “swamp”).

Noun

lawà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ)

1. lake; lagoon

   Synonyms: dagat-dagatan, pulilan, laguna, danaw, lanaw

2. any small flooded area

   Synonym: sanaw

Derived terms

• lawaan
• maglawa

 

Adjective

lawà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ)

1. (figurative) flooded; covered with water

   Synonym: sanaw

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq. Doublet of alalawa. Compare Bikol Central lawa, Butuanon lawa, Tausug lawa' and Waray-Waray lawa.

Noun

lawà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ)

1. (dialectal, Quezon, Marinduque) spider

   Synonyms: gagamba, alalawa, lawa-lawa, (uncommon) aranya

Further reading

• “lawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• wala

Tausug

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lawa/ [laˈwɑ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: la‧wa

Noun

lawa (Sulat Sūg spelling لَوَ)

1. left hand, foot or limb

   Napukul in lawa niya.

   His left hand was amputated.

2. left side

Antonyms

• tuu

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Malay labah-labah.

Noun

lawa

1. spider

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

Noun

lawà

1. spider

West Makian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈl̪a.wa/

Noun

lawa

1. a door

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

Akin to Higaonon lawa.

Noun

lawa

1. body

Xhosa

Alternative forms

• laa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

lawa

1. those over there, yonder; class 6 remote demonstrative.