different between kwa vs kva

Dumbea

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koa/

Noun

kwa

1. sky

References

• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "?Du?bea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
• Shintani, T.L.A. & Païta, Y. (1990) Dictionnaire de la langue de Païta, Nouméa: Sociéte d'etudes historiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Cited in: "Drubea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French croix (“cross”)

Noun

kwa

1. cross

Japanese

Romanization

kwa

1. R?maji transcription of ??
2. R?maji transcription of ??
3. R?maji transcription of ??
4. R?maji transcription of ??

Northern Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Sotho utlwa.

Verb

kwa

1. to hear, to listen

Pipil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?a/

Verb

-kwa

1. (transitive) to eat

   Maka shikwakan ne pujpula selek

   Don't eat the plantains uncooked

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kfa/

Interjection

kwa

1. quack; onomatopoeia for the sound of a duck

Usage notes

Usually repeated at least twice.

Related terms

• kaczka
• kwaka?
• kwakanie

Further reading

• kwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-kwá (infinitive gukwá, perfective -kôye)

1. pay bride price

Swahili

Pronunciation

Particle

kwa

1. Ku class inflected form of -a.
2. -ly (used before nouns to form adverbs of manner, instrument, etc.)

Preposition

kwa

1. by, with
2. for
3. from
4. Makes fractions where the numerator is not one, in the format denominator kwa numerator.

Derived terms

• kwa heri
• kwa nini
• kwa vile
• kwa shingo upande

West Frisian

Preposition

kwa

1. in terms of

   Sina is kwa ynwennertal it grutste lân op de wrâld. -- In terms of number of inhabitants, China is the greatest country in the world.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ka (dialectal; bracket form between 1938 and 1959)

Etymology

From Old Norse hvat. Akin to English what.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???/ (example of pronunciation)
• Homophone: kvad

Pronoun

kva

1. what (interrogative pronoun)

See also

• hva (Bokmål)

References

• “kva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ??? (kva, “where”)

Adverb

1. (interrogative) where

Derived terms

• kvaci

References

• “ku”, in Pali Text Society, editor, Pali-English Dictionary?, London: Chipstead, 1921-1925.