hiwa

From Proto-Central Eastern Polynesian *siwa "black". Cognate with Maori hiwa.

hiwa

1. (stative) entirely black

Has positive connotations in contrast to uli and ʻeleʻele.^[1]

• hiwahiwa
• polohiwa (“glistening black”)

• hiwa in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

hiwa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひわ

hiwa

1. to die

Martha James Hardman. (1996) Jaqaru: Outline of phonological and morphological structure, page 99.

hiwa

1. cottonmouth
2. water moccasin

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.wɑ/, [ˈhiː.wɑ]

hīwa

1. genitive plural of hīw

From Proto-Philippine *hiwaq. Compare Kapampangan iua. Doublet of iwa.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhiwaʔ/ [ˈhiː.wɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -iwaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /hiˈwaʔ/ [hɪˈwaʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: hi‧wa

hiwà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜏ)

1. cutting with a blade or knife

   Synonym: paghiwa

2. slice (of fish, meat, etc.)

   Synonyms: gilit, gayat

3. wound; cut (with a blade or knife)
4. incision

hiwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜏ)

1. sliced by a blade or knife

   Synonyms: gayat, gilit

• “hiwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• ihaw, hawi