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Afar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /luˈwa/ [lʊˈwʌ]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun

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luwá f 

  1. hunger

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Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /luˈaʔ/ [l̪uˈwaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa

Noun

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luwâ (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. spit; spew
    Synonym: lutab

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: lu‧wa
  • IPA(key): /luˈaʔ/ [ˈl̪waʔ]

Noun

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luwâ

  1. spit

Verb

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luwâ

  1. to spit; to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth
  2. to eject; to cause (something) to come out of a machine
  3. to come out of a machine

Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq. Cognate with Paiwan luseq.

Noun

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luwá

  1. tear

Mwani

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.

Noun

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luwa class 11 (plural mawa)

  1. flower

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (cf. Cebuano luwa, Fijian lua, Malagasy lua, Malay luah, and Maori ruaki).

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Noun

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luwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. ejection from the mouth; spitting (of an object in one's mouth)
    Synonym: buga
  2. bulging out; sticking out (of something)
  3. (by extension) ejection (as from a machine, etc.)
  4. object that was ejected or bulging
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Adjective

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luwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. bulging out; sticking out (of something)

Etymology 2

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See loa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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luwa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. Alternative form of loa

Tumbuka

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.

Noun

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luwa class 11 (plural maluwa class 6)

  1. flower