fwa

See also: FWA

Bemba

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.

Verb

fwa

  1. to die

Kumak

Noun

fwa

  1. hole, opening

References
  • I. Bril, Dictionnaire Nelemwa-Nixumwak (2000)
  • Pavol Štekauer, Salvador Valera, Lívia Kőrtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French fois.

Noun

fwa

  1. time (an instance of something happening)

Usage notes

Used to form the adverbials of numbers that do not have lexical adverbial forms. For example, once is enn fwa.

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