different between eva vs ema

English

Adverb

eva (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of ever.

Anagrams

• 'ave, AEV, Ave., EAV, Vea, ave, ave., vae

Cornish

Verb

eva

1. to drink

Dutch

Etymology

From Eva (“Eve”), referring to the fig leaves the postlapsarian Eve wore to cover her vulva in the Biblical story.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.va?/
• Hyphenation: eva

Noun

eva f (plural eva's, diminutive evaatje n)

1. (archaic) A half-apron.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Eva (“Eve”), of the biblical creation story. The name comes from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek ??? (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew ??????? (?aww?).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: æva (example of pronunciation)

Noun

eva f (definite singular evaa, indefinite plural evaer, definite plural evaene)

1. a woman, particularly with very womanly traits

Etymology 2

From Old Norse efa, ifa.

Alternative forms

• eve (e-infinitive)

Pronunciation

• Homophone: æva (example of pronunciation)

Verb

eva (present tense evar, past tense eva, past participle eva, passive infinitive evast, present participle evande, imperative ev)

1. (reflexive) to doubt, drag one's feet

Usage notes

• This is a split infinitive verb.

Etymology 3

Related to eva (Etymology 2) and ev.

Noun

eva f (definite singular eva, indefinite plural ever or evor, definite plural evene or evone)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by eve
2. definite singular of eve

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Alternative forms

• evi (non-standard since 2012)

Noun

eva n

1. definite plural of ev

References

Anagrams

• ave, Eva, vea

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin aqua. Compare French eau, Romansch ava, ova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??va/

Noun

eva f

1. water

English

Etymology

From Japanese ?? (ema).

Noun

ema (plural ema)

1. A wooden plaque bearing a prayer or wish, left hanging at a Shinto shrine.

Anagrams

• AME, AmE, EAM, Mae, eam

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?e.m?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?e.ma/

Noun

ema f (plural emes)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter M.

Further reading

• “ema” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ema” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “ema” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ema” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -ema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ema/
• Hyphenation: e?ma
• Rhymes: -ema

Adjective

ema (accusative singular eman, plural emaj, accusative plural emajn)

1. tending to

Derived terms

• emo
• emi

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *emä, from Proto-Uralic *emä. Cognate to Hungarian eme, Livonian jem?, Finnish emä.

Noun

ema (genitive ema, partitive ema)

1. mother
2. a reproductive female animal in a hive; a queen

Declension

Derived terms

• emakeel
• emaplaat

Further reading

• ema in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik

Japanese

Romanization

ema

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-j??ma.

Verb

ema

1. to stand

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

ema

1. first-person plural present/imperative active of eti (“to come”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic, or a pronunciation of an indigenous name for the bird.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e?ma

Noun

ema f (plural emas)

1. Rhea bird

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-j??ma.

Verb

ema

1. to stand

Swahili

Pronunciation

Adjective

-ema (declinable)

1. good; having intrinsic value (e.g. decent (of a person) or healthy (of food))

Inflection

See also

• -zuri

Tetum

Noun

ema

1. person
2. people

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-j??ma.

Verb

ema

1. to stand

Zou

Etymology

The first part (e-) from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *?a. Cognates include Khumi Chin äni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.ma??/

Pronoun

emà

1. he, she

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 65