name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
kawa
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 W AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of kava.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Maori customs and protocol.
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Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
* From Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”), a back-formation from kawka (“jackdaw”), from Proto-Slavic *kavъka. Alternatively, from kawa (“coffee”). * From Japanese かわ.
Borrowed from Māori kawa.