khawa

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kamar; compare Mongolian хамар (xamar), Buryat хамар (xamar), Kalmyk хамр (xamr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qʰɑˈwɑ/

Noun

khawa

  1. nose
  2. nasal mucus; snot

References

  • Ma Guozhong (马国忠); Chen Yuanlong (陈元龙) (2012), “khawa”, in 东乡语汉语词典 [Dongxiang-Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), 2nd edition, Lanzhou: 甘肃民族出版社, →ISBN, page 228

Tswana

Noun

khawa class 9 (plural dikhawa)

  1. mist

References

  • Matumo, Z. I. (1993), “khawa”, in Setswana English Setswana dictionary, 4th edition, Gaborone: Macmillan Botswana and Botswana Book Centre, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 163
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