pewa

English

Noun

pewa (plural pewas)

  1. Alternative spelling of peewah
    • 1910, Department of Agriculture, Legislative Council, Trinidad and Tobago, [Council Paper], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: Government Printer, →OCLC, page 16:
      The Pewa or Peach palm (Guilielma speciosa) was introduced from Trinidad, and seedlings raised for distribution. The fruits when boiled in water with salt are appreciated as a food.
    • 1984, Jeffrey W. Dellimore, Judy A. Whitehead, Secondary Agrobased Industries: ECCM and Barbados (Caribbean Technology Policy Studies Project; 90), Mona, Jamaica: Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies, →OCLC, page 79:
      Nonconventional sources with development potential include: [...] wild plants such as gru gru, pewa (peach nut), many weeds and, possibly, the seeds of seaside grapes, fat pork, etc.
    • 2000 November, Karl Burgess, “La Vega Estate”, in Pamela Collins, editor, Proceedings: Regional Agro-tourism Conference: Agro-tourism – a Sustainable Approach to Economic Growth […], Trinidad and Tobago: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, →OCLC, page 79:
      Mr. [Bertram] Manhin's travels resulted in his introducing into the country fruits like Pewa (Bactris gasipaes) from Costa Rica, Brazil and Peru; [...]

Chamicuro

Adjective

pewa

  1. good

Derived terms

Lindu

Noun

pewa

  1. snare

Maori

Noun

pewa

  1. eyebrow

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *peːwa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pɨwa. Compare Classical Nahuatl pēhua (“to start”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈpeːwa/

Verb

pēwa

  1. (intransitive) to start, to begin
    Nipejki nimumachtia Nawat ashan nawi shiwit
    I started learning Nawat (Pipil) four years ago

Conjugation
    Conjugation of pewa
tense singular plural
first second third first second third
naja taja yaja tejemet anmejemet yejemet
present nipewa tipewa pewa tipewat anpewat pewat
subjunctive ma nipewa ma shipewa ma pewa ma tipewakan ma shipewakan ma pewakan
past nipejki tipejki pejki tipejket anpejket pejket
perfect nipejtuk tipejtuk pejtuk tipejtiwit anpejtiwit pejtiwit
future* nipewas tipewas pewas tipewasket anpewasket pewasket
conditional nipewaskia tipewaskia pewaskia tipewaskiat anpewaskiat pewaskiat
pluperfect* nipewatuya tipewatuya pewatuya tipewatuyat anpewatuyat pewatuyat
conditional perfect* nipewatuskia tipewatuskia pewatuskia tipewatuskiat anpewatuskiat pewatuskiat
imperative - shipewa - tipewakan shipewakan -
*These tenses are not often heard in colloquial speech.

Antonyms

Swahili

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-pewa (infinitive kupewa)

  1. Passive form of -pa: to be given

Conjugation
Conjugation of -pewa
Positive present -napewa
Subjunctive -pewe
Negative -pewi
Imperative singular pewa
Infinitives
Positive kupewa
Negative kutopewa
Imperatives
Singular pewa
Plural peweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupewa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipewa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napewa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapewa/napewa tunapewa
2nd person unapewa mnapewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapewa wanapewa
other classes positive subject concord + -napewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pewi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipewi hatupewi
2nd person hupewi hampewi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapewi hawapewi
other classes negative subject concord + -pewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapewa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pewe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipewe tupewe
2nd person upewe mpewe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apewe wapewe
other classes positive subject concord + -pewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipewe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepewa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepewa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipewa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apewa)
Singular Plural
1st person napewa twapewa
2nd person wapewa mwapewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apewa wapewa
m-mi(III/IV) wapewa yapewa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapewa yapewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapewa vyapewa
n(IX/X) yapewa zapewa
u(XI) wapewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapewa
pa(XVI) papewa
mu(XVIII) mwapewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepewa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapewa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japewa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipewa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopewa
Consecutive kapewa / positive subject concord + -kapewa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapewe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipewa -tupewa
2nd person -kupewa -wapewa/-kupeweni/-wapeweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpewa -wapewa
m-mi(III/IV) -upewa -ipewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipewa -yapewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipewa -vipewa
n(IX/X) -ipewa -zipewa
u(XI) -upewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupewa
pa(XVI) -papewa
mu(XVIII) -mupewa
Reflexive -jipewa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pewa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pewaye -pewao
m-mi(III/IV) -pewao -pewayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pewalo -pewayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pewacho -pewavyo
n(IX/X) -pewayo -pewazo
u(XI) -pewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pewako
pa(XVI) -pewapo
mu(XVIII) -pewamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pewa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepewa -opewa
m-mi(III/IV) -opewa -yopewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopewa -yopewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopewa -vyopewa
n(IX/X) -yopewa -zopewa
u(XI) -opewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopewa
pa(XVI) -popewa
mu(XVIII) -mopewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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