mwa
See also: mwá
English
Dumbea
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moa/
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mwɑ/
Interjection
mwa
- (informal) An expression of indifference: meh
- Meestal heb ik zoiets van “mwa, niet zo belangrijk”.
- Usually I am like, “meh, not that important.”
Adjective
mwa (not comparable)
- (informal, predicative) mediocre
- De kipfilet was goed maar de saus was vies en de frietjes waren mwa.
- The chicken filet was good but the sauce tasted bad and the french fries were mediocre.
Usage notes
Occurs mainly as the complement of a copular verb such as zijn (“to be”) or vinden (“to find”).
Mauritian Creole
Swahili
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