# iwa
## English
### Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻiwa (“frigatebird”).

### Noun

iwa
* A great frigatebird (Fregata minor).

### Anagrams

* IAW, WAI, WIA, wai

## Egyptian
### Romanization

iwa
* Manuel de Codage transliteration of jwꜥ.

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Oceanic *hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈi.wa/, [ˈi.ʋə]

### Numeral

iwa
* nine, ninth

#### Related terms

* ʻaiwa
* ʻeiwa

## Igala
### Noun

ìwá
* dirt

## Ilocano
### Noun

iwa
* slice

## Japanese
### Romanization

iwa
* Rōmaji transcription of いわ

## Maltese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiː.wa/

### Interjection

iwa
* (colloquial) Alternative form of iva

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Oceanic *hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

### Numeral

iwa
* nine

## Palu'e
### Numeral

iwa
* nine

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈi.va/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iva
* Syllabification: i‧wa
* Homophone: Iwa

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jь̀va.

#### Noun

iwa f
* goat willow (Salix caprea)

##### Alternative forms

* liw (Near Masovian)

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

iwa f
* marsh elder (any plant of the genus Iva)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* iwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* iwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Yanomam
### Etymology

Cognate to Yanomamö iwa.

### Noun

iwa (unclassified holonym; singulative iwa a, dual iwa kipë, plural iwa pë)
* caiman

### References

* Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017) Yanomama Clause Structure‎, volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 111

## Yanomamö
### Etymology

Cognate to Yanomam iwa.

### Noun

iwa
* Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)

### References

* Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN

## Yoruba
### Alternative forms

* ùà (Ekiti)
* ùwà

### Etymology 1

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wà (“to be; to exist”)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ì.wà/

#### Noun

ìwà
* character, behavior

##### Derived terms

* akọ́mọníwà
* aṣùwà (“conscience”)
* hùwà (“to behave”)
* ìwà pẹ̀lẹ́
* ìwàkíwà (“bad behaviour”)

### Etymology 2

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wà (“to skim”)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ì.wà/

#### Noun

ìwà
* skimmer

##### Derived terms

* ìwà àkàrà (“akara skimmer”)

## Zulu
### Etymology

From i- +‎ -wa +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /îːwá/

### Noun

îwá class 5 (plural ámawá class 6)
* cliff

#### Inflection

Class 5/6 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | iwa | amawa |
| Locative | eweni | emaweni |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | iwa | iwa | amawa | amawa |
| Simple form | liwa | liwa | mawa | mawa |
| Locative | eweni | eweni | emaweni | emaweni |
| Copulative | yiwa | yiwa | ngamawa | ngamawa |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | wewa | owewa | wamawa | owamawa |
| Class 2 | bewa | abewa | bamawa | abamawa |
| Class 3 | wewa | owewa | wamawa | owamawa |
| Class 4 | yewa | eyewa | yamawa | eyamawa |
| Class 5 | lewa | elewa | lamawa | elamawa |
| Class 6 | ewa | awewa | amawa | awamawa |
| Class 7 | sewa | esewa | samawa | esamawa |
| Class 8 | zewa | ezewa | zamawa | ezamawa |
| Class 9 | yewa | eyewa | yamawa | eyamawa |
| Class 10 | zewa | ezewa | zamawa | ezamawa |
| Class 11 | lwewa | olwewa | lwamawa | olwamawa |
| Class 14 | bewa | obewa | bamawa | obamawa |
| Class 15 | kwewa | okwewa | kwamawa | okwamawa |
| Class 17 | kwewa | okwewa | kwamawa | okwamawa |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-wa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-wa (2.3-5.4)”