bwa

Anguthimri

Verb

bwa

1. (transitive, Mpakwithi) to break

References

• Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 185

Babanki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bwàː/

Interjection

bwa

1. the sound of farting

Synonyms

• fji

Further reading

• Pius W. Akumbu, Kejom (Babanki) Ideophones (2016)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bwa/

Noun

bwa

1. woods, forest
2. wood, timber
3. penis

Derived terms

• bwa nèf
• bwa ron
• gwo bwa

 

Kituba

Verb

bwa

1. to fall

Venda

Verb

bwa

1. to dig

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bwa, from Middle English bowe, from Old English boga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.a/

Noun

bwa m (plural bwâu)

1. bow (weapon)
2. arch (architecture)

Derived terms

• Bwa'r Gwynt

Mutation

Mutated forms of bwa

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwa	fwa	mwa	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.