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kuwa₃
/kua/
n.
“thingy”
 
n.
a word that can be used to stand for any other word or name which can't be recalled right at the moment.
Wrd.Gloss: thingy
Eng. thing me bob; thingy; um
Tigwanon: kuwa
Binukid: kuwa
WBM: kuwa
Cagayano: kuwa
Kinamigin: kuwa
Obo: kuwa
Ilianen: kuwa
Cotabato Manobo: kuwa
Sarangani: kowa
Dibabawon: kuaʔ
Proto: kuwa
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
lnk.
whatever; thingy (used when one cannot think of the correct word)
Eng. whatever; thingy; um; er
Online dict status: -
Usage level: G

Updated by: RJH,QDL
Last updated: 13/Oct/2009

Links to texts

"kuwa" in text "Childbirth"

"Kuwe" in text "Making Lead Sinkers"

Links to health books

"nakuwa" in healthbook "Keilangan ka meupiya neg kakeen"

"egkakuwa" in healthbook "Migsistu si Wini"

"ingkuwa" in healthbook "Natibbas te ugpit ka paa ni Biltu"

"migkuwa" in healthbook "Natibbas te ugpit ka paa ni Biltu"

"migkuwa" in healthbook "Naluwasan si Iwayan"

Link to Bible concordance

"kuwa"