"lwa" meaning in Haitian Creole

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Noun

IPA: /lwa/
Etymology: Disputed, and frequently conflated with the second etymology, but modern scholarship considers it to be from Yoruba olúwa (“lord, god”). Etymology templates: {{der|ht|yo|Oluwa|olúwa|lord, god}} Yoruba olúwa (“lord, god”) Head templates: {{head|ht|noun}} lwa
  1. (voodoo) loa; god, spirit Categories (topical): Voodoo
    Sense id: en-lwa-ht-noun-8nLrZ8LN Categories (other): Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /lwa/
Etymology: From French loi. Etymology templates: {{der|ht|fr|loi}} French loi Head templates: {{head|ht|noun}} lwa
  1. law
    Sense id: en-lwa-ht-noun-jx90rfZY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for lwa meaning in Haitian Creole (1.8kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Haitian Creole dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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