"kwawa" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈkʷa.wa/ Forms: -kwawa [canonical], kukwáwa [infinitive]
Etymology: Cognate with Nyungwe -kwawa (“to move along the ground”) and Yao -kwaŵa (“to crawl”). Etymology templates: {{cog|nyu|kwawa|-kwawa|to move along the ground}} Nyungwe -kwawa (“to move along the ground”), {{cog|yao|kwaŵa|-kwaŵa|to crawl}} Yao -kwaŵa (“to crawl”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kukwáwa|head=-kwawa}} -kwawa (infinitive kukwáwa), {{ny-verb|kwawa}} -kwawa (infinitive kukwáwa)
  1. to creep
    Sense id: en-kwawa-ny-verb-VIm06Ano
  2. to crawl
    Sense id: en-kwawa-ny-verb-JU2tUS50 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -kwawira [applicative, verb], -kwawitsa [causative, verb], -kwawakwawa [verb] Derived forms (Negative): -sakwawa [verb] Derived forms (Repetitive): -kwawanso [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Repetitive': 0 0

Verb [Nyungwe]

Forms: -kwawa [canonical]
Etymology: Cognate with Chichewa -kwawa (“to creep, to crawl”) and Yao -kwaŵa (“to crawl”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ny|kwawa|-kwawa|to creep, to crawl}} Chichewa -kwawa (“to creep, to crawl”), {{cog|yao|kwaŵa|-kwaŵa|to crawl}} Yao -kwaŵa (“to crawl”) Head templates: {{head|nyu|verb|head=-kwawa}} -kwawa
  1. to move along the ground
    Sense id: en-kwawa-nyu-verb-ctyQeaxW Categories (other): Nyungwe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Yao]

Forms: -kwawa [canonical], kukwawa [infinitive], -kwawile [perfect]
Head templates: {{head|yao|verb|infinitive|kukwawa|perfect|-kwawile|head=-kwawa}} -kwawa (infinitive kukwawa, perfect -kwawile)
  1. archaic spelling of -kwaŵa Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: -kwaŵa
    Sense id: en-kwawa-yao-verb-0uIkbZnr Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Yao entries with incorrect language header
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      "word": "-kwawitsa"
    },
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      "word": "-kwawakwawa"
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      "sense": "Negative",
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      ],
      "word": "-sakwawa"
    },
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      "sense": "Repetitive",
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      "word": "-kwawanso"
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    {
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        "1": "kwawa"
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  ],
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          "crawl",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʷa.wa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwawa"
}

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  "pos": "verb",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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      ],
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        "to move along the ground"
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      "id": "en-kwawa-nyu-verb-ctyQeaxW",
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwawa"
}

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    },
    {
      "form": "kukwawa",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kwawile",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "verb",
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        "head": "-kwawa"
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      "expansion": "-kwawa (infinitive kukwawa, perfect -kwawile)",
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        }
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  "word": "kwawa"
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      ],
      "word": "-kwawira"
    },
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      ],
      "word": "-kwawitsa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-sakwawa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-kwawakwawa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Repetitive",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-kwawanso"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "to move along the ground"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "yao",
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        "4": "to crawl"
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    },
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      "form": "kukwáwa",
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "to creep"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "creep",
          "creep"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to crawl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crawl",
          "crawl"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʷa.wa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwawa"
}

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        "2": "kwawa",
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        "to move along the ground"
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          "move",
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        ]
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  ],
  "word": "kwawa"
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    },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "yao",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwawa"
}

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