shwa

English

Noun

shwa (plural shwas)

1. Alternative form of schwa
   • 1979, Thomas Burrow, The problem of shwa in Sanskrit, page 33:

     This analysis arises only from the needs of the shwa theory, which does not allow short a to be the reduced grade of long a, and it has nothing else to recommend it.

Anagrams

• -wash, Haws, Shaw, WASH, Wahs, Wash, Wash., haws, shaw, wahs, wash

Shona

Noun

shwá class 9 (plural shwá class 10)

1. Karanga form of ishwa

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.

Verb

shwa

1. to die