lawalawa
Appearance
Fijian
[edit]From Proto-Oceanic *lawaq₂ (“spider”) (compare with Maori whakarawa (“to fasten”), Hawaiian lawa (“to bind”), Tongan lalava (“to fasten with a sennit, to wrap”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq (“spider”) (compare with Malay labah-labah and lelabah, Tagalog alalawa).[1]
Noun
[edit]lawalawa
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “lawalawa”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 137
Swahili
[edit]Noun
[edit]lawalawa class IX (plural lawalawa class X)