# kava
## English
### Etymology

From Tongan kava, in turn from Proto-Polynesian *kawa.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /kɑː.və/
* Audio (US):(file)
* (This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready. Particularly: "someone native to the South Pacific")
* Rhymes: -ɑːvə

### Noun

kava (countable and uncountable, plural kavas)
* A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum.
* An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.
** 2022 December 16, Amy Remeikis, “‘I went cross-eyed’: Australia’s former deputy PM taken to hospital after drinking entire bowl of kava”, in The Guardian‎:The Nationals MP suffered the consequences of drinking an entire shell of sakau – a traditional Micronesian kava with sedative qualities made from the root of the pepper plant – in one hit, thinking it was similar to South Pacific kava. […] While not alcoholic, sakau – like other kavas served throughout the Pacific region – is known for its narcotic sedative effect.

#### Alternative forms

* ava
* yava

#### Translations
### See also

* kavakava

## Czech
### Etymology

Back-formation from kavka, from Proto-Slavic *kavъka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkava]

### Noun

kava f
* (obsolete) Alternative form of kavka (“jackdaw”)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kava”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From kavo (“cave, cavity, hollow, pit”) +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkava/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ka‧va

### Adjective

kava (accusative singular kavan, plural kavaj, accusative plural kavajn)
* hollow, concave

## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰɛaːva/
* Rhymes: -ɛaːva
* Homophone: kavað

### Verb

kava (third person singular past indicative kavaði, third person plural past indicative kavaðu, supine kavað)
* to snow
* to dive

#### Conjugation
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish skava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧va

### Noun

kava
* spokeshave

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kavani
kavani
accusative
nom.
kavani
kavani
gen.
kavani
genitive
kavani
kavojeni kavaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kavaani
kavojani
inessive
kavassani
kavoissani
elative
kavastani
kavoistani
illative
kavaani
kavoihini
adessive
kavallani
kavoillani
ablative
kavaltani
kavoiltani
allative
kavalleni
kavoilleni
essive
kavanani
kavoinani
translative
kavakseni
kavoikseni
abessive
kavattani
kavoittani
instructive
comitative
—kavoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kavasi
kavasi
accusative
nom.
kavasi
kavasi
gen.
kavasi
genitive
kavasi
kavojesi kavaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kavaasi
kavojasi
inessive
kavassasi
kavoissasi
elative
kavastasi
kavoistasi
illative
kavaasi
kavoihisi
adessive
kavallasi
kavoillasi
ablative
kavaltasi
kavoiltasi
allative
kavallesi
kavoillesi
essive
kavanasi
kavoinasi
translative
kavaksesi
kavoiksesi
abessive
kavattasi
kavoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kavoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kavamme
kavamme
accusative
nom.
kavamme
kavamme
gen.
kavamme
genitive
kavamme
kavojemme kavaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kavaamme
kavojamme
inessive
kavassamme
kavoissamme
elative
kavastamme
kavoistamme
illative
kavaamme
kavoihimme
adessive
kavallamme
kavoillamme
ablative
kavaltamme
kavoiltamme
allative
kavallemme
kavoillemme
essive
kavanamme
kavoinamme
translative
kavaksemme
kavoiksemme
abessive
kavattamme
kavoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kavoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kavanne
kavanne
accusative
nom.
kavanne
kavanne
gen.
kavanne
genitive
kavanne
kavojenne kavainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kavaanne
kavojanne
inessive
kavassanne
kavoissanne
elative
kavastanne
kavoistanne
illative
kavaanne
kavoihinne
adessive
kavallanne
kavoillanne
ablative
kavaltanne
kavoiltanne
allative
kavallenne
kavoillenne
essive
kavananne
kavoinanne
translative
kavaksenne
kavoiksenne
abessive
kavattanne
kavoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kavoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kavansa
kavansa
accusative
nom.
kavansa
kavansa
gen.
kavansa
genitive
kavansa
kavojensa kavainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kavaansa
kavojaan kavojansa
inessive
kavassaan kavassansa
kavoissaan kavoissansa
elative
kavastaan kavastansa
kavoistaan kavoistansa
illative
kavaansa
kavoihinsa
adessive
kavallaan kavallansa
kavoillaan kavoillansa
ablative
kavaltaan kavaltansa
kavoiltaan kavoiltansa
allative
kavalleen kavallensa
kavoilleen kavoillensa
essive
kavanaan kavanansa
kavoinaan kavoinansa
translative
kavakseen kavaksensa
kavoikseen kavoiksensa
abessive
kavattaan kavattansa
kavoittaan kavoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kavoineen kavoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* kavahöylä

#### Derived terms

* kavahöylä

### Anagrams

* vaka

## French
### Noun

kava m (plural kavas)
* kava

### Further reading

* “kava”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Ido
### Adjective

kava
* sunken, hollow

#### Derived terms

* kavajo

## Italian
### Noun

kava f (plural kave)
* kava
    Synonym: cava

## Japanese
### Romanization

kava
* Rōmaji transcription of カヴァ

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kawa, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

kavà f (plural kãvos) stress pattern 4
* coffee

#### Declension
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

kava
* simple past and past participle of kave

#### Alternative forms

* kavet
* kavde (simple past)
* kavd (past participle)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse kafa.

#### Alternative forms

* kave (e infinitive)

#### Verb

kava (present tense kavar, past tense kava, past participle kava, passive infinitive kavast, present participle kavande, imperative kava/kav)
* to flail, strike (air, water)
* to snatch (etter / at)
* to paw, scrape
* to struggle, toil
* to flounder

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

kava n
* definite plural of kav

### References

* “kava” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǎʋa/
* Hyphenation: ka‧va

### Noun

kàva f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀ва)
* coffee
    Synonyms: kafa, kahva

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kàːʋa/

### Noun

káva f
* coffee (beverage)

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “kava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Tongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.va/

### Adjective

kava
* bitter

### Noun

kava
* kava

#### Descendants

* → English: kava
* → Italian: kava
* → Japanese: カヴァ (kava)