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kawa¹

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of kava

kawa²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori kawa.

noun

  1. uncountable Maori customs and protocol.

Kawa³

Where it comes from

* From Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”), a back-formation from kawka (“jackdaw”), from Proto-Slavic *kavъka. Alternatively, from kawa (“coffee”).

* From Japanese かわ.

proper noun Kawas

  1. A surname.

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"kawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kawa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kawa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kawa

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"kawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kawa.

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@misc{kawa_2026,
  title = {kawa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kawa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}