different between univalve vs pawa

English

Etymology

Originated 1655–65 from uni- (“one”) +? valve.

Adjective

univalve (not comparable)

1. having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails.
2. consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell.

Translations

Noun

univalve (plural univalves)

1. A univalve mollusk or its shell.

Usage notes

The term univalve is now considered outdated in scientific classification, and the term gastropod is preferred.

Synonyms

• gastropod

Coordinate terms

• bivalve

Related terms

• bivalve

Translations

References

• “univalve”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “univalve” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "univalve" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

English

Noun

pawa (plural pawas)

1. (New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
   • 1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store, from "Selected Short Stories"

     One little patch was divided off by pawa shells […]

Synonyms

• p?ua (New Zealand)
• abalone (US, Australia)
• ear-shell (UK),
• ormer (Guernsey)
• perlemoen (South Africa)

Translations

Anagrams

• WAPA

Anguthimri

Noun

pawa

1. (Mpakwithi) egg

References

• Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 187

Chamicuro

Noun

pawa

1. field

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From paw (“peacock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pawa/

Noun

pawa f

1. peahen

Declension

Noun

pawa

1. inflection of paw:
   1. genitive/accusative singular
   2. nominative dual

Further reading

• pawa in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
• pawa in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *p?wô, from Latin p?v?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??.w?/

Noun

p?wa m

1. peacock
   • c. 1000, The Wonders of the East

Declension

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-pawa (infinitive kupawa)

1. (dialectal or archaic) Passive form of -pa

Conjugation

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English power.

Noun

pawa

1. power
2. strength
3. electricity

Yindjibarndi

Noun

pawa

1. water

References

• Frank J. F. Wordick, The Yindjibarndi Language (1982)