sakwa

See also: sakwą

English

Noun

sakwa

1. Alternative form of sakhua (“sal tree”)

Anagrams

• wakas

Hopi

Adjective

sakwa

1. sky blue; blue

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin saccus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.kfa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -akfa
• Syllabification: sa‧kwa

Noun

sakwa f (diminutive sakiewka)

1. money bag (bag used for holding money)
2. pannier, saddlebag (large basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal)

Declension

Declension of sakwa

	singular	plural
nominative	sakwa	sakwy
genitive	sakwy	sakw
dative	sakwie	sakwom
accusative	sakwę	sakwy
instrumental	sakwą	sakwami
locative	sakwie	sakwach
vocative	sakwo	sakwy

Further reading

• sakwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• sakwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sacua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sakˈwa/ [sɐkˈwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sak‧wa

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 蕉葛 (chio-koah, “kudzu-hemp cloth woven from banana trunk fiber”), according to Manuel (1948).

Noun

sakwá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜏ)

1. enlarged stump or trunk of a banana plant (from which the roots issue, usually cut into pieces and used as animal feed, especially pigs)

   Synonym: tinampayakan

Etymology 2

From Hokkien. Compare sakya.

Noun

sakwá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜏ)

1. wooden clogs

   Synonyms: bakya, sakya, suwekos, pantukos

Further reading

• “sakwa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “sakwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1126.
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 48

Anagrams

• kawsa, wakas, wasak