liwa

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìkúà (“death”).

Noun

liwa

1. death

Coast Miwok

Noun

liwa

1. water

Cornish

Etymology

From liw (“colour”, noun) +‎ -a.

Verb

liwa

1. to colour, dye, paint

Conjugation

Conjugation of liwa

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	liwav	liwydh	liw	liwyn	liwowgh	liwons	liwir
	preterite	liwis	liwsys	liwas	liwsyn	liwsowgh	liwsons	liwas
	imperfect	liwen	liwes	liwa	liwen	liwewgh	liwens	liwys
	pluperfect	liwsen	liwses	liwsa	liwsen	liwsewgh	liwsens	liwsys
subjunctive	present/future	liwiv	liwi	liwo	liwyn	liwowgh	liwons	liwer
	imperfect	liwen	liwes	liwa	liwen	liwewgh	liwens	liwys
imperative		—	liw	liwes	liwyn	liwewgh	liwens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow liwa			liwys

Derived terms

• arliwa (“tint”, verb)

References

• “liwa” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay liwa, from Arabic لِوَاء (liwāʔ, “banner, flag, standard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliwa]
• Hyphenation: li‧wa

Noun

liwa (plural liwa-liwa)

1. (archaic) flag, banner

   Synonyms: bendera, panji-panji

Further reading

• “liwa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi liwa.

Noun

liwa

1. death

Polish

Etymology

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Proto-Slavic *lьjati

Polish laćdeverb.

Polish liwa

Deverbal from lać.

Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Kielce) IPA^(key): [ˈli.va]

Noun

liwa f

1. (Kielce) synonym of ulewa

Further reading

• Zygmunt Wasilewski (1895), “liwa”, in “Słowniczek wyrazów ludowych we wsi Jaksicach”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 5, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 92

Swahili

Etymology

Compare with Chichewa -dyedwa (“to be eaten”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-liwa (infinitive kuliwa)

1. Passive form of -la: to be eaten
2. to be edible

   Synonym: -lika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -liwa
Positive present -naliwa Subjunctive -liwe Negative -liwi Imperative singular liwa
Infinitives
Positive kuliwa Negative kutoliwa
Imperatives
Singular liwa Plural liweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huliwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liliwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuliwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naliwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaliwa/naliwa tunaliwa 2nd person unaliwa mnaliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analiwa wanaliwa other classes positive subject concord + -naliwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -liwi) Singular Plural 1st person siliwi hatuliwi 2nd person huliwi hamliwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haliwi hawaliwi other classes negative subject concord + -liwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taliwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taliwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -liwe) Singular Plural 1st person niliwe tuliwe 2nd person uliwe mliwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aliwe waliwe other classes positive subject concord + -liwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siliwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeliwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeliwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliliwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliliwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aliwa) Singular Plural 1st person naliwa twaliwa 2nd person waliwa mwaliwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aliwa waliwa m-mi(III/IV) waliwa yaliwa ji-ma(V/VI) laliwa yaliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaliwa vyaliwa n(IX/X) yaliwa zaliwa u(XI) waliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaliwa pa(XVI) paliwa mu(XVIII) mwaliwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meliwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaliwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaliwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiliwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoliwa Consecutive kaliwa / positive subject concord + -kaliwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaliwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niliwa -tuliwa 2nd person -kuliwa -waliwa/-kuliweni/-waliweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mliwa -waliwa m-mi(III/IV) -uliwa -iliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liliwa -yaliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiliwa -viliwa n(IX/X) -iliwa -ziliwa u(XI) -uliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuliwa pa(XVI) -paliwa mu(XVIII) -muliwa Reflexive -jiliwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -liwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -liwaye -liwao m-mi(III/IV) -liwao -liwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -liwalo -liwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -liwacho -liwavyo n(IX/X) -liwayo -liwazo u(XI) -liwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -liwako pa(XVI) -liwapo mu(XVIII) -liwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -liwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeliwa -oliwa m-mi(III/IV) -oliwa -yoliwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loliwa -yoliwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choliwa -vyoliwa n(IX/X) -yoliwa -zoliwa u(XI) -oliwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koliwa pa(XVI) -poliwa mu(XVIII) -moliwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swazi

Noun

lîwá class 5 (plural émawá class 6)

1. cliff

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.