rewa

See also: Rewa, rewą, and Rewą

Makasar

Etymology

From fossilized maR- +‎ ewa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrewa/, [ˈre.wa]
  • Hyphenation: re‧wa

Adjective

rewa (Lontara spelling ᨑᨙᨓ or 𑻭𑻵𑻯)

  1. daring to act; bold; brave
    Tena narewa i Basoʼ
    Baso does not dare to act (dares not resist).
    Tau tena rewana
    A person who has no daring.
    Nipakkanainna rewana
    As soon as he is scolded, he acts boldly.

Derived terms

affixations
compounds

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 603

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaliwat (compare Malay lewat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrewa/ [ˈɾɛwɐ]

Verb

rewa

  1. to get under way, to depart, to set off
  2. to melt, to dissolve
    Synonym: whakakoero
  3. to float

Derived terms

Further reading

  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “rewa”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

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    Compare French rive.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.va/
    • Rhymes: -ɛva
    • Syllabification: re‧wa
    • Homophone: Rewa

    Noun

    rewa f

    1. (geomorphology, oceanography) sandbank, sandbar, sandridge, shoal (natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material and rises from the bed of a body of water to near the surface)
      Coordinate term: podwodzie

    Declension

    Declension of rewa
    singular plural
    nominative rewa rewy
    genitive rewy rew
    dative rewie rewom
    accusative rewę rewy
    instrumental rewą rewami
    locative rewie rewach
    vocative rewo rewy

    Derived terms

    proper noun
    adjective
    • rewski

    Further reading

    • “rewa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish)
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