# sawa
## Asi
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa.

### Noun

sawa
* snake

## Bikol Central
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Cebuano sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa, Tagalog sawa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈwa/ [saˈwa]
* Hyphenation: sa‧wa

#### Noun

sawá (Basahan spelling ᜐᜏ)
* python
* boa constrictor

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawəqaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawəqaq (“eat too much, bored”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsawaʔ/ [ˈsa.waʔ]
* Hyphenation: sa‧wa

#### Adjective

sawà (plural sarawa, Basahan spelling ᜐᜏ)
* bored; fed up; sick and tired
    Synonyms: suya, umoy
    Sawa na ako sa mga kalokohan ninda.I'm fed up with all of their nonsense.

##### Derived terms

* kasawaan
* magsawa
* makasawa
* masawa
* pagkasawa

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Bikol Central sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa, Tagalog sawa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈwa/ [s̪ɐˈwa]
* Hyphenation: sa‧wa

### Noun

sawá (Badlit spelling ᜐᜏ)
* the reticulated python (Malayapython reticulatus)
* (colloquial) any large snake

## Chamicuro
### Adjective

sawa
* wet, moist

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* sawah (superseded)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sawah.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsaː.ʋaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: sa‧wa

### Noun

sawa m (plural sawa's)
* rice paddy

#### Derived terms

* sawaslang

## Garo
### Pronoun

sawa
* who
    Na·a sako nikaha?Who did you see?

### Verb

sawa
* to be who
    Na·a sawa?Who are you?

## Japanese
### Romanization

sawa
* Rōmaji transcription of さわ

## Kagayanen
### Noun

sawa
* spouse

## Kinaray-a
### Etymology

Compare Asi sawa (“snake”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsawa/, [ˈsa.wa]

### Noun

sawa
* snake

## Koasati
### Noun

sawa
* raccoon

## Lele (Guinea)
### Numeral

sawa
* three

## Ngazidja Comorian
### Adjective

sawa (invariable)
* same
* identical

#### Derived terms

* usawa

### References

* “sawa” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَوَاء (sawāʔ).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Adjective

sawa (invariable)
* equal
    Yeye ni mnene sawa na mimi.S/He is as fat as I am.

### Interjection

sawa
* okay

### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Causative: -sawazisha (“to make equal”)
** Stative: -sawazika
* Other derivations:
** sawasawa

### References

* ↑ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 158 Nr. 1407

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* saua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Bikol Central sawa, Cebuano sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /saˈwa/ [sɐˈwa]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: sa‧wa

#### Noun

sawá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ)
* boa constrictor
    Synonym: manlilingkis
* python, esp. the reticulated python
* any large snake that crushes its prey

##### Derived terms

* sawang-bitin

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *sawəqaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawəqaq (“eat too much, bored”) (cf. Cebuano saw-a, Kapampangan sawa).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /saˈwaʔ/ [sɐˈwaʔ] (adjective)
*** Rhymes: -aʔ
** IPA: /ˈsawaʔ/ [ˈsaː.wɐʔ] (noun)
*** Rhymes: -awaʔ
* Syllabification: sa‧wa

#### Adjective

sawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ)
* fed up; having lost interest in
    Sawa na ako sa mga kalokohan nila.I'm all fed up by their nonsense.
* satiated; surfeited; sated
    Synonym: suya

##### Derived terms

* masawain
* sawain

##### See also

* umay

#### Noun

sawà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ)
* condition of being fed up or having lost interest
    Synonyms: suya, pagkasuya
* satiety; surfeit; overindulgence in food or drink

##### Derived terms

* hinawa
* kasawaan
* magpakasawa
* magpasawa
* magsawa
* makasawa
* manawa
* one to sawa
* pagkasawa
* pagsasawa
* pagsawaan
* pampasawa
* panawain
* panghihinawa
* papagsawain
* pasawa
* pasawain
* sawaan
* sumawa

### Further reading

* “sawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* awas

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈs̪a.wa/

### Noun

sawa
* Alternative form of saawa (“goanna”)

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics