giwa

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From Proto-West-Chadic *giw-. Cognate with Duwai gī̀wən, Bura cuwar, Karekare ùwan, Ngamo yàwàn, Bole yàuno, Miya yàwun, Wandala guwe, Matal gawan, Glavda gùna, Kirya-Konzel cùúnə́, Bana cìwə̀.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡíː.wáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɟíː.wáː]

Noun

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gīwā f (plural gīwā̀yē, possessed form gīwar̃)

  1. elephant

Tagalog

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Noun

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giwà (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜏ)

  1. red owl

See also

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