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See also: yaŵa

Cebuano

Etymology

Akin to Hiligaynon yawa.

Pronunciation

Noun

yawà

  1. (theology) devil
    Synonym: diyablo
  2. (theology) Devil
    Synonym: diyablo
  3. imp
  4. (religion) evil entity
  5. (religion) malevolence; wickedness

Adjective

yawà

  1. evil; wicked
  2. barbaric; savage

Interjection

yawà!

  1. (vulgar) Term of abuse

Derived terms

Anagrams

Chamicuro

Noun

yawa

  1. point; tip

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /já.wàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [jɛ́.wàː]

Noun

yawā̀ m (possessed form yawàn)

  1. quantity

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 225.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Compare Cebuano yawa. From Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling Diwata, a goddess in the Suludnon epic Hinilawod, according to F. Landa Jocano.

Noun

yawà

  1. devil; evil spirit; demon

Interjection

yawà!

  1. (vulgar) term of abuse

Derived terms

References

  • John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary[1] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 538

Masbatenyo

Noun

yawa

  1. devil; evil spirit; demon

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ja.wa/
  • Rhymes: -wa
  • Hyphenation: ya‧wa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit यव (yava, barley).

Noun

yawa

  1. barley

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)zauq.

Noun

yawa

  1. outside
Alternative forms

Further reading

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