hewa

From Proto-Polynesian *sewa (“confused, in error”). Cognate with Maori hewa (“deluded”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhe.wa/, [ˈhɛ.ʋə]

hewa

1. mistake
2. sin
3. fault, guilt

hewa(stative)

1. wrong
2. sinful, wicked
3. guilty

• hewa in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “SEWA.A”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

From Proto-Polynesian *sewa (“confused, in error”).

hewa

1. mistaken

From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”). Compare Persian هوا (havâ).

• IPA^(key): /hɛˈwɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

hewa m (Arabic spelling هەوا)

1. air, atmosphere
2. weather, climate

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “hewa”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 247

From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

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hewa class IX (plural hewa class X)

1. air

• Nominal derivations:
  • hali ya hewa (“weather”)

From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ). Compare Persian هوا (havâ).

hewa

1. air