halwa

halwa

English

Noun

halwa (countable and uncountable, plural halwas)

  1. Alternative spelling of halva.

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós?
Proto-Italic *kawos
Latin cavus
Latin cavea
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin -ola
Late Latin caveola
Old French jaiolebor.
Spanish jaulabor.
Cebuano halwa

    Metathesis of hawla, from Spanish jaula.

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: hal‧wa
    • IPA(key): /ˈhalwa/ [ˈhal̪.wɐ]

    Noun

    halwa (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎ᜔ᜏ)

    1. cage (of animals such as birds)
    2. (colloquial) jail; prison cell
      Synonym: prisohan

    Hausa

    Etymology

    From Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /hál.wàː/
      • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hál.wàː]

    Noun

    halwā̀ f (possessed form halwàr̃)

    1. (Islam) khalwa, a religious retreat in Sufism

    Malay

    Etymology

    From Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    halwa (Jawi spelling هلوا or حلوا or حلوى, plural halwa-halwa or halwa2)

    1. fruit preserved in sugar

    Derived terms

    Affixed terms and other derivations

    Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

    • halwa ceri
    • halwa pala
    • halwa mata
    • halwa telinga

    Descendants

    • Malaccan Creole Malay: alua
    • Indonesian: halwa

    Further reading

    Venda

    Noun

    halwa (plural mahalwa)

    1. beer
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