# lawa
## Alangan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

### Noun

lawà
* spider

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: la‧wa
* IPA: /ˈlawaʔ/ [ˈl̪a.waʔ]

### Noun

lawà
* spider

## Brunei Malay
### Adjective

lawa
* beautiful

#### Antonyms

* bida

## Butuanon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

### Noun

lawa
* spider

## Chickasaw
### Etymology

Cognate with Choctaw lawa (“many, much”), Koasati lawa (“many”).

### Pronoun

lawa
* a lot

### Verb

lawa (active, in/transitive)
* (intransitive) to be many
* (intransitive) to be a lot
* (intransitive) to be a bunch
* (transitive) to be a lot in (a place)

#### Inflection

| Verbs beginning with a consonant. | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
| 1st-person (I, we) | lawali lawa-li | iilawa / iliilawa / liilawa ii-lawa / ilii-lawa / lii-lawa | iloolawa iloo-lawa |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | ishlawa ish-lawa | hashlawa hash-lawa | hashlawa hash-lawa |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | lawa | (hoo)lawa (hoo-)lawa | (hoo)lawa (hoo-)lawa |

## Choctaw
### Alternative forms

* laua (traditional)

### Etymology

Cognate with Koasati lawa (“many”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laˈwa(h)/
* Transcription: lawah

### Adjective

lawa
* many. much
* a lot of
* too much

## Fijian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlaɰa/

### Noun

lawa
* net, fishing net
* snare
* law

### Verb

lawa (lawa-vaka, lawavaka)
* to ambush (in war)

### Verb

lawa (lawa-na, lawana)
* (transitive) to accuse (on suspicion alone)

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lawa₁ (compare with Maori rawa (“numerous, many, wealth”)).

### Noun

lawa
* sufficiency, abundance, plenty

### References

* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lawa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 197
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lawa.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

## Higaonon
### Etymology 1

Akin to Western Bukidnon Manobo lawa.

#### Noun

lawa
* body

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq. Akin to Cebuano lawalawa.

#### Noun

lawa
* spider

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlawaʔ/ [ˈla.waʔ]

### Noun

lawà
* spiderweb

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.wa/

### Adjective

lawa
* beautiful, good-looking, pretty
    Synonym: bajik
    Lawa amat indu nya!That lady is so beautiful!
* arrogant

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.wa/
* Rhymes: -la
* Hyphenation: la‧wa

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Makasar [Term?] and Buginese [Term?].

#### Noun

lawa (plural lawa-lawa)
* (cooking) salad
    Synonym: urap
* (cooking) Buginese dish made from raw fish or banana blossoms, mixed with grated or fried coconut, spices, and vinegar

##### Derived terms

* lawa pisang batu

### Etymology 2

Unknown, inherited from Malay lawa (“board”), probably from Old Javanese lawa (“fragment, piece”), from Sanskrit लव (lava).

#### Noun

lawa (plural lawa-lawa)
* (archaic) crossbar on boats and so on
* (archaic) barrier, obstacle
    Synonym: rintangan
* (archaic) roadblock

##### Derived terms

* melawa
* pelawa

### Etymology 3

inherited from Malay lawa (“beautiful”).

#### Adjective

lawa
* beautiful
    Synonym: indah

##### Derived terms

* melawa

### Further reading

* “lawa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

lawa
* Romanization of ꦭꦮ

## Kagayanen
### Noun

lawa
* (anatomy) body

## Lindu
### Noun

lawa
* hindrance; obstacle

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlawa]

### Noun

lawa
* genitive singular of law
* accusative singular of law
* nominative dual of law

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lawa/
** Note: Unlike in many other words in Johor-Riau Malay that end with an /a/, the word-final /a/ in this word is not realized as a schwa [ə].
* Rhymes: -wa, -a

### Adjective

lawa (Jawi spelling لاوا)
* beautiful
    Synonyms: cantik, molek
    Lawanya perempuan itu!That girl is so beautiful!

#### Affixations

* dilawakan
* lawakan
* melawa
* melawakan

#### Descendants

* > Indonesian: lawa (inherited)

### Further reading

* “lawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

### Noun

lawa
* spider

## Masbatenyo
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

### Noun

lawà
* spider

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लव (lava).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.wa/
* Rhymes: -wa
* Homophone: lawā
* Hyphenation: la‧wa

### Noun

lawa
* fragment, piece
* minute of time

#### Derived terms

* lawā-lawā
* linawā-lawan
* lumawā-lawā

#### Descendants

* >? Malay: lawa
** > Indonesian: lawa (inherited)

### Further reading

* "lawa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.va/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ava
* Syllabification: la‧wa

### Noun

lawa f
* lava (molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides)

#### Derived terms

* lawowy

### Further reading

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

## Quechua
### Noun

lawa
* a gruel made flour, water, and salt; sometimes prepared with maize

#### Declension

ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my)
singular
plural
nominative
laway
lawaykuna
accusative
lawayta
lawaykunata
dative
lawayman
lawaykunaman
genitive
lawaypa
lawaykunap
locative
lawaypi
lawaykunapi
terminative
lawaykama
lawaykunakama
ablative
lawaymanta
lawaykunamanta
instrumental
lawaywan
lawaykunawan
comitative
lawaynintin
lawaykunantin
abessive
lawayninnaq
lawaykunannaq
comparative
lawayhina
lawaykunahina
causative
lawayrayku
lawaykunarayku
benefactive
lawaypaq
lawaykunapaq
associative
lawaypura
lawaykunapura
distributive
lawayninka
lawaykunanka
exclusive
lawaylla
lawaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your)
singular
plural
nominative
lawayki
lawaykikuna
accusative
lawaykita
lawaykikunata
dative
lawaykiman
lawaykikunaman
genitive
lawaykipa
lawaykikunap
locative
lawaykipi
lawaykikunapi
terminative
lawaykikama
lawaykikunakama
ablative
lawaykimanta
lawaykikunamanta
instrumental
lawaykiwan
lawaykikunawan
comitative
lawaykintin
lawaykikunantin
abessive
lawaykinnaq
lawaykikunannaq
comparative
lawaykihina
lawaykikunahina
causative
lawaykirayku
lawaykikunarayku
benefactive
lawaykipaq
lawaykikunapaq
associative
lawaykipura
lawaykikunapura
distributive
lawaykinka
lawaykikunanka
exclusive
lawaykilla
lawaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its)
singular
plural
nominative
lawan
lawankuna
accusative
lawanta
lawankunata
dative
lawanman
lawankunaman
genitive
lawanpa
lawankunap
locative
lawanpi
lawankunapi
terminative
lawankama
lawankunakama
ablative
lawanmanta
lawankunamanta
instrumental
lawanwan
lawankunawan
comitative
lawanintin
lawankunantin
abessive
lawanninnaq
lawankunannaq
comparative
lawanhina
lawankunahina
causative
lawanrayku
lawankunarayku
benefactive
lawanpaq
lawankunapaq
associative
lawanpura
lawankunapura
distributive
lawaninka
lawankunanka
exclusive
lawanlla
lawankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))
singular
plural
nominative
lawanchik
lawanchikkuna
accusative
lawanchikta
lawanchikkunata
dative
lawanchikman
lawanchikkunaman
genitive
lawanchikpa
lawanchikkunap
locative
lawanchikpi
lawanchikkunapi
terminative
lawanchikkama
lawanchikkunakama
ablative
lawanchikmanta
lawanchikkunamanta
instrumental
lawanchikwan
lawanchikkunawan
comitative
lawanchiknintin
lawanchikkunantin
abessive
lawanchikninnaq
lawanchikkunannaq
comparative
lawanchikhina
lawanchikkunahina
causative
lawanchikrayku
lawanchikkunarayku
benefactive
lawanchikpaq
lawanchikkunapaq
associative
lawanchikpura
lawanchikkunapura
distributive
lawanchikninka
lawanchikkunanka
exclusive
lawanchiklla
lawanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl))
singular
plural
nominative
lawayku
lawaykukuna
accusative
lawaykuta
lawaykukunata
dative
lawaykuman
lawaykukunaman
genitive
lawaykupa
lawaykukunap
locative
lawaykupi
lawaykukunapi
terminative
lawaykukama
lawaykukunakama
ablative
lawaykumanta
lawaykukunamanta
instrumental
lawaykuwan
lawaykukunawan
comitative
lawaykuntin
lawaykukunantin
abessive
lawaykunnaq
lawaykukunannaq
comparative
lawaykuhina
lawaykukunahina
causative
lawaykurayku
lawaykukunarayku
benefactive
lawaykupaq
lawaykukunapaq
associative
lawaykupura
lawaykukunapura
distributive
lawaykunka
lawaykukunanka
exclusive
lawaykulla
lawaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl))
singular
plural
nominative
lawaykichik
lawaykichikkuna
accusative
lawaykichikta
lawaykichikkunata
dative
lawaykichikman
lawaykichikkunaman
genitive
lawaykichikpa
lawaykichikkunap
locative
lawaykichikpi
lawaykichikkunapi
terminative
lawaykichikkama
lawaykichikkunakama
ablative
lawaykichikmanta
lawaykichikkunamanta
instrumental
lawaykichikwan
lawaykichikkunawan
comitative
lawaykichiknintin
lawaykichikkunantin
abessive
lawaykichikninnaq
lawaykichikkunannaq
comparative
lawaykichikhina
lawaykichikkunahina
causative
lawaykichikrayku
lawaykichikkunarayku
benefactive
lawaykichikpaq
lawaykichikkunapaq
associative
lawaykichikpura
lawaykichikkunapura
distributive
lawaykichikninka
lawaykichikkunanka
exclusive
lawaykichiklla
lawaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their)
singular
plural
nominative
lawanku
lawankukuna
accusative
lawankuta
lawankukunata
dative
lawankuman
lawankukunaman
genitive
lawankupa
lawankukunap
locative
lawankupi
lawankukunapi
terminative
lawankukama
lawankukunakama
ablative
lawankumanta
lawankukunamanta
instrumental
lawankuwan
lawankukunawan
comitative
lawankuntin
lawankukunantin
abessive
lawankunnaq
lawankukunannaq
comparative
lawankuhina
lawankukunahina
causative
lawankurayku
lawankukunarayku
benefactive
lawankupaq
lawankukunapaq
associative
lawankupura
lawankukunapura
distributive
lawankunka
lawankukunanka
exclusive
lawankulla
lawankukunalla :

## Ratagnon
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

### Noun

lawa
* spider

## Swazi
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

lawa
* those over there, yonder; class 6 remote demonstrative.

## Tagakaulu Kalagan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

### Noun

lawa
* spider

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* laua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈlawaʔ/ [ˈlaː.wɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -awaʔ
* Syllabification: la‧wa

### Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rawaq (“swamp; morass”). Cognate with Javanese ꦫꦮ (rawa), Indonesian, Malay rawa / rawah (“marsh”), and Sundanese ranca (“swamp”).

#### Noun

lawà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ)
* lake; lagoon
    Synonyms: dagat-dagatan, pulilan, laguna, danaw, lanaw
* any small flooded area
    Synonym: sanaw

##### Derived terms

* lawaan
* maglawa

#### Adjective

lawà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ)
* (figurative) flooded; covered with water
    Synonym: sanaw

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq. Doublet of alalawa. Compare Bikol Central lawa, Butuanon lawa, Tausug lawa' and Waray-Waray lawa.

#### Noun

lawà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ)
* (dialectal, Quezon, Marinduque) spider
    Synonyms: gagamba, alalawa, lawa-lawa, (uncommon) aranya

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* wala

## Tausug
### Etymology

Unknown.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /lawa/ [laˈwɑ]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: la‧wa

### Noun

lawa (Sulat Sūg spelling لَوَ)
* left hand, foot or limb
    Napukul in lawa niya.His left hand was amputated.
* left side

#### Antonyms

* tuu

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From Malay labah-labah.

### Noun

lawa
* spider

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.

### Noun

lawà
* spider

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈl̪a.wa/

### Noun

lawa
* a door

### References

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

## Western Bukidnon Manobo
### Etymology

Akin to Higaonon lawa.

### Noun

lawa
* body

## Xhosa
### Alternative forms

* laa

### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

lawa
* those over there, yonder; class 6 remote demonstrative.