Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tokwa (infinitive kutokwa)
- Passive form of -toka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tokwa
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| Positive present
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-natokwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-tokwe
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| Negative
|
-tokwi
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| Imperative singular
|
tokwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kutokwa
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| Negative
|
kutotokwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tokwa
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| Plural
|
tokweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutokwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litokwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutokwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natokwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatokwa/natokwa
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tunatokwa
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| 2nd person
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unatokwa
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mnatokwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatokwa
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wanatokwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natokwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tokwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitokwi
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hatutokwi
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| 2nd person
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hutokwi
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hamtokwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatokwi
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hawatokwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tokwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatokwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatokwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tokwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitokwe
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tutokwe
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| 2nd person
|
utokwe
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mtokwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atokwe
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watokwe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tokwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitokwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetokwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetokwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitokwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitokwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atokwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natokwa
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twatokwa
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| 2nd person
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watokwa
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mwatokwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atokwa
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watokwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watokwa
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yatokwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latokwa
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yatokwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatokwa
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vyatokwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatokwa
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zatokwa
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| u(XI)
|
watokwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatokwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patokwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatokwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metokwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatokwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatokwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitokwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotokwa
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| Consecutive
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katokwa / positive subject concord + -katokwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katokwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nitokwa
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-tutokwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kutokwa
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-watokwa/-kutokweni/-watokweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtokwa
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-watokwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utokwa
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-itokwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litokwa
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-yatokwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitokwa
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-vitokwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itokwa
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-zitokwa
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| u(XI)
|
-utokwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutokwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patokwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutokwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitokwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tokwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tokwaye
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-tokwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tokwao
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-tokwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tokwalo
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-tokwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tokwacho
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-tokwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tokwayo
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-tokwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tokwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tokwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tokwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tokwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tokwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetokwa
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-otokwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otokwa
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-yotokwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotokwa
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-yotokwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotokwa
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-vyotokwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yotokwa
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-zotokwa
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| u(XI)
|
-otokwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotokwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potokwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motokwa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 豆乾 / 豆干 (tāu-koaⁿ, “dried tofu”). Compare Malay taukua.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtokwa/ [ˈt̪ok.wɐ]
- Rhymes: -okwa
- Syllabification: tok‧wa
Noun
tokwa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜏ)
- tofu; bean curd
- fried tofu dish
Derived terms