suw

Abbreviation of English Sumbwa.

suw

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Sumbwa.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Sumbwa terms

• суў (obsolete, Cyrillic)

From Common Kypchak suw, from Proto-Turkic *sub (“water”).

suw

1. water

• IPA^(key): /suw/

suw

1. (intransitive) to evolve in water, wade across
2. (transitive) to anoint something or someone with a liquid, typically oil or paint; cover in a certain colour; (hence) paint, colour
3. (transitive) to anoint someone with a liquid, especially with a medicinal or magical purpose; sprinkle supernatural liquid onto someone, using leaves and ritual songs
4. (transitive) to anoint objects with someone, especially to gain magical power
5. (transitive) to dispense supernatural power, na-man (onto someone, hiy), usually through some kind of body ritual

• gey, ilil

• François, Alexandre. 2026. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS (Pdf version). → entry suw.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuf/

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• Rhymes: -uf
• Syllabification: suw
• Homophones: sów, SUV

Deverbal from suwać.

suw m inan

1. (technical) stroke of a piston

Borrowed from English SUV.

suw m inan or m animal

1. alternative spelling of SUV

• “suw”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “suw”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• suw in PWN's encyclopedia

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sub (“water”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈθuβ/, [ˈθʊβ̥˕], [ˈθuw]

suw (definite accusative suwy, plural suwlar)

1. water

• “suw” in Enedilim.com
• “suw” in Webonary.org