kowa

Abenaki

Noun

kowa

  1. pine tree

Cornish

Etymology

From kow (“hollow”) +‎ -a.

Verb

kowa

  1. to excavate
    Synonyms: kleudhya, palas

Conjugation

Conjugation of kowa
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future kowav kowydh kow kowyn kowowgh kowons kowir
preterite kowis kowsys kowas kowsyn kowsowgh kowsons kowas
imperfect kowen kowes kowa kowen kowewgh kowens kowys
pluperfect kowsen kowses kowsa kowsen kowsewgh kowsens kowsys
subjunctive present/future kowiv kowi kowo kowyn kowowgh kowons kower
imperfect kowen kowes kowa kowen kowewgh kowens kowys
imperative - kow kowes kowyn kowewgh kowens -
non-finite forms present participle ow kowa verbal adjective kowys

Mutation

Mutation of kowa
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kowa gowa howa unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kóː.wáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kʷóː.wáː]

Pronoun

kōwā

  1. everybody, everyone
  2. whoever, anyone (who)

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 116.

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

kowa

  1. snake
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