mewa

See also: mewą

Pipil

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Classical Nahuatl ēhua (“to rise”).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmewa/

Verb

-mewa

(transitive) to weed
Tiyu-tikmewat ne kal ma nemi yek
We are going to weed the house to make it look good

Derived terms

tamewal (“weeding”)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Möwe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.va/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛva
Syllabification: me‧wa

Noun

mewa f

seagull

Declension

Declension of mewa

	singular	plural
nominative	mewa	mewy
genitive	mewy	mew
dative	mewie	mewom
accusative	mewę	mewy
instrumental	mewą	mewami
locative	mewie	mewach
vocative	mewo	mewy

Derived terms

adjective

mewi

noun

tupot białych mew

Descendants

→ Belarusian: мэ́ва (méva)
→ Ukrainian: ме́ва (méva)

Further reading

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

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