Tawa

See also: tawa and tawā

English

Etymology

From Maori; see English tawa (“tree”).

Proper noun

Tawa

1. An outer suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.

References

• NZ Topo Map

Anagrams

• Awat

Nheengatu

Etymology

From tawa (“city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtawa/
• Rhymes: -awa
• Hyphenation: ta‧wa
• Homophones: -tawa, tawa

Proper noun

Tawa (Rio Negro)

1. São Gabriel da Cachoeira (a municipality of Amazonas, Brazil)
   • 2020 March, Elizângela da Silva Baré, Edson Gomes Baré, transl., edited by Juliana Radler, COVID-19 asui tawa wasu ĩdigena makatu nesui‎^[1], São Gabriel da Cachoeira: Instituto Socioambiental, translation of Coronavírus (Covid-19) - Tome cuidado, parente!, page 8:

     Awa uikuwa Tawa upé: / Ũba arama taiku mamẽ siiya waa míra. / Yaikurã apekatu mira tasuí urikuwaá gripe.

     Those that are in São Gabriel da Cachoeira: don't be where there are many people. Stay away from people that have the flu.

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “Tawa”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 743