vava

See also: väva

Fijian

Noun

vava

1. shoe

Verb

vava

1. (transitive) to carry (on the back)

Kanakanabu

Noun

vava

1. (anatomy) rib

Ladino

Noun

vava f (Latin spelling)

1. Alternative form of bava

   Synonyms: nona, granmama, avuela

Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq. Compare Cebuano baba and Maori waha.

Noun

vava

1. mouth

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vave

Etymology

Related to the verb veva

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɑːʋɑ/

Verb

vava (present tense vavar, past tense vava, past participle vava, passive infinitive vavast, present participle vavande, imperative vava/vav)

1. to wind, spool (turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something)

Further reading

• “vava” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.