pewa

English

Noun

pewa (plural pewas)

1. Alternative spelling of peewah
   • 1910, Department of Agriculture, Legislative Council, Trinidad and Tobago, [Council Paper], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: Government Printer, →OCLC, page 16:

     The Pewa or Peach palm (Guilielma speciosa) was introduced from Trinidad, and seedlings raised for distribution. The fruits when boiled in water with salt are appreciated as a food.

   • 1984, Jeffrey W. Dellimore, Judy A. Whitehead, Secondary Agrobased Industries: ECCM and Barbados (Caribbean Technology Policy Studies Project; 90), Mona, Jamaica: Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies, →OCLC, page 79:

     Nonconventional sources with development potential include: [...] wild plants such as gru gru, pewa (peach nut), many weeds and, possibly, the seeds of seaside grapes, fat pork, etc.

   • 2000 November, Karl Burgess, “La Vega Estate”, in Pamela Collins, editor, Proceedings: Regional Agro-tourism Conference: Agro-tourism – a Sustainable Approach to Economic Growth […], Trinidad and Tobago: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, →OCLC, page 79:

     Mr. [Bertram] Manhin's travels resulted in his introducing into the country fruits like Pewa (Bactris gasipaes) from Costa Rica, Brazil and Peru; [...]

Chamicuro

Adjective

pewa

1. good

Derived terms

• pewa puti'na

Lindu

Noun

pewa

1. snare

Maori

Noun

pewa

1. eyebrow

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *peːwa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pɨwa. Compare Classical Nahuatl pēhua (“to start”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpeːwa/

Verb

pēwa

1. (intransitive) to start, to begin

   Nipejki nimumachtia Nawat ashan nawi shiwit

   I started learning Nawat (Pipil) four years ago

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pewa

tense	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
	naja	taja	yaja	tejemet	anmejemet	yejemet
present	nipewa	tipewa	pewa	tipewat	anpewat	pewat
subjunctive	ma nipewa	ma shipewa	ma pewa	ma tipewakan	ma shipewakan	ma pewakan
past	nipejki	tipejki	pejki	tipejket	anpejket	pejket
perfect	nipejtuk	tipejtuk	pejtuk	tipejtiwit	anpejtiwit	pejtiwit
future*	nipewas	tipewas	pewas	tipewasket	anpewasket	pewasket
conditional	nipewaskia	tipewaskia	pewaskia	tipewaskiat	anpewaskiat	pewaskiat
pluperfect*	nipewatuya	tipewatuya	pewatuya	tipewatuyat	anpewatuyat	pewatuyat
conditional perfect*	nipewatuskia	tipewatuskia	pewatuskia	tipewatuskiat	anpewatuskiat	pewatuskiat
imperative	-	shipewa	-	tipewakan	shipewakan	-
*These tenses are not often heard in colloquial speech.

Antonyms

• tami (“to end”)

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -pawa

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-pewa (infinitive kupewa)

1. Passive form of -pa: to be given

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pewa
Positive present -napewa Subjunctive -pewe Negative -pewi Imperative singular pewa
Infinitives
Positive kupewa Negative kutopewa
Imperatives
Singular pewa Plural peweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupewa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapewa/napewa tunapewa 2nd person unapewa mnapewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapewa wanapewa other classes positive subject concord + -napewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pewi) Singular Plural 1st person sipewi hatupewi 2nd person hupewi hampewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapewi hawapewi other classes negative subject concord + -pewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pewe) Singular Plural 1st person nipewe tupewe 2nd person upewe mpewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apewe wapewe other classes positive subject concord + -pewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apewa) Singular Plural 1st person napewa twapewa 2nd person wapewa mwapewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apewa wapewa m-mi(III/IV) wapewa yapewa ji-ma(V/VI) lapewa yapewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapewa vyapewa n(IX/X) yapewa zapewa u(XI) wapewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapewa pa(XVI) papewa mu(XVIII) mwapewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopewa Consecutive kapewa / positive subject concord + -kapewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipewa -tupewa 2nd person -kupewa -wapewa/-kupeweni/-wapeweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpewa -wapewa m-mi(III/IV) -upewa -ipewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipewa -yapewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipewa -vipewa n(IX/X) -ipewa -zipewa u(XI) -upewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupewa pa(XVI) -papewa mu(XVIII) -mupewa Reflexive -jipewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pewaye -pewao m-mi(III/IV) -pewao -pewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pewalo -pewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pewacho -pewavyo n(IX/X) -pewayo -pewazo u(XI) -pewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pewako pa(XVI) -pewapo mu(XVIII) -pewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepewa -opewa m-mi(III/IV) -opewa -yopewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopewa -yopewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopewa -vyopewa n(IX/X) -yopewa -zopewa u(XI) -opewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopewa pa(XVI) -popewa mu(XVIII) -mopewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.