nwa

See also: NWA, ŋwa, and ŋwa¹

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nwa/

Etymology 1

From French noir (“black”).

Adjective

nwa

1. black
2. dark

Etymology 2

From French noix (“nut”).

Noun

nwa

1. nut

Igbo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋʷá/

Noun

nwá (plural ụ́mụ)

1. child, offspring

Derived terms

Terms derived from nwa

• nwókē (“man, male”)
• nwá nta (“infant; young person”)
• nwá m̄bá (“cat”)
• nwá ńnē (“brother, sister, sibling”)
• nwá ńna (“brother, sister, sibling”)
• nwáta (“child”)
• nwá nwáanyị (“female child, daughter”)
• nwá nwókē (“male child, son”)

Kituba

Verb

nwa

1. to drink

Kongo

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

1. to drink

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nwa/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

Inherited from French noir (“black”) and perhaps French Noir (“Black person”).

Adjective

nwa

1. black (of a black color)
2. dark (after nightfall)

   Ça té fé nwa déyò.

   It was dark outside.

Noun

nwa

1. (a) Black person

   Synonyms: koulèr, moriko, nèg

Alternative forms

• nwar

Derived terms

• fé nwar (“to get dark; to be dark out”)
• nwarad (“blackish”)
• nwaro (“jet black”)
• nwarsi (“to blacken”)

 

See also

Colors in Louisiana Creole · koulær-yé (layout · text)

blan	gri	nwa, nwar
rouj	zoranj; brun, maron	jonn, jònn
	vè, vèr, vær, væt	vè fonsé
sèrsèl		blé, ble
vyolé, vyolèt	lila	ròz, roz

Etymology 2

Inherited from French noix (“walnut; nut; testicule”).

Noun

nwa

1. (strictly) (a) walnut

   Synonym: nwazèt

2. (loosely) (a) nut

   Synonym: nwazèt

3. testicles, nuts

   Synonyms: grènn, kouy, plòt

Alternative forms

• dénwa

Derived terms

• nwa gal (“gallnut”)
• nwa miskad (“nutmeg”)
• nwayé (“walnut tree”)
• pyê dénwa (“walnut tree”)

 

Luba-Kasai

Verb

nwa

1. to drink

Ngwo

Noun

nwa

1. (Basa) Synonym of èndʰɨ́ (“water; river”)

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

1. to drink

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

-nwá (infinitive kunwá)

1. (Zezuru) to drink

Alternative forms

• -mwa (Karanga, Manyika)
• -n'wa (Korekore)

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

1. to drink

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

1. to drink

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

1. to drink

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

nwa

1. to drink