"nwa" meaning in Louisiana Creole

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Adjective

IPA: /nwa/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from French noir (“black”) and perhaps French Noir (“Black person”). Etymology templates: {{inh|lou|fr|noir|t=black}} French noir (“black”), {{inh|lou|fr|Noir|t=Black person}} French Noir (“Black person”) Head templates: {{head|lou|adjective}} nwa
  1. black (of a black color)
    Sense id: en-nwa-lou-adj-VQRTrJCH
  2. dark (after nightfall)
    Sense id: en-nwa-lou-adj--nCqL-4r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /nwa/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from French noir (“black”) and perhaps French Noir (“Black person”). Etymology templates: {{inh|lou|fr|noir|t=black}} French noir (“black”), {{inh|lou|fr|Noir|t=Black person}} French Noir (“Black person”) Head templates: {{head|lou|noun}} nwa
  1. (a) Black person Synonyms: koulèr, moriko, nèg, nwar Derived forms: fé nwar (english: to get dark; to be dark out), nwarad (english: blackish), nwaro (english: jet black), nwarsi (english: to blacken)
    Sense id: en-nwa-lou-noun-BLSCEbag Categories (other): Louisiana Creole entries with incorrect language header, Louisiana Creole entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Louisiana Creole entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 45 4 1 45 Disambiguation of Louisiana Creole entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 55 3 1 36 Related terms: blan, gri, nwar, rouj, zoranj, brun, maron, jonn, jònn, , vèr, vær, væt, vè fonsé, sèrsèl, blé, ble, vyolé, vyolèt, lila, ròz, roz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /nwa/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from French noix (“walnut; nut; testicule”). Etymology templates: {{inh|lou|fr|noix|t=walnut; nut; testicule}} French noix (“walnut; nut; testicule”) Head templates: {{head|lou|noun}} nwa
  1. (strictly) (a) walnut Categories (topical): Browns, Colors Synonyms: nwazèt
    Sense id: en-nwa-lou-noun-Heg4S0kG Disambiguation of Browns: 9 15 21 48 1 6 Disambiguation of Colors: 10 16 24 42 1 7
  2. (loosely) (a) nut Tags: broadly Synonyms: nwazèt
    Sense id: en-nwa-lou-noun-6S5T7DuY
  3. testicles, nuts Categories (topical): Anatomy, Genitalia Categories (lifeform): Nuts Synonyms: grènn, kouy, plòt
    Sense id: en-nwa-lou-noun-YhCf10ZF Disambiguation of Anatomy: 4 2 4 5 3 81 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 2 2 17 12 1 67 Disambiguation of Nuts: 2 2 10 6 16 65 Categories (other): Louisiana Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Louisiana Creole entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 45 4 1 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dénwa Derived forms: nwa gal (english: gallnut), nwa miskad (english: nutmeg), nwayé (english: walnut tree), pyê dénwa (english: walnut tree)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "word": "vèr"
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          "word": "væt"
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          "word": "vè fonsé"
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          "word": "sèrsèl"
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          "word": "blé"
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          "word": "ble"
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          "word": "vyolèt"
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          "word": "lila"
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          "word": "roz"
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    {
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      "english": "walnut tree",
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          "nuts"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "grènn"
        },
        {
          "word": "kouy"
        },
        {
          "word": "plòt"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nwa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dénwa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nwa"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: a",
  "path": [
    "nwa"
  ],
  "section": "Louisiana Creole",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "nwa",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: a",
  "path": [
    "nwa"
  ],
  "section": "Louisiana Creole",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "nwa",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Louisiana Creole dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e268c0e and 304864d). 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.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.