halwa

English

Noun

halwa (countable and uncountable, plural halwas)

1. Alternative spelling of halva

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• hawla

Etymology

Metathesis of hawla, from Spanish jaula.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hal‧wa
• IPA^(key): /ˈhalwa/ [ˈhal̪.wɐ]

Noun

halwa (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎ᜔ᜏ)

1. cage (of animals such as birds)
2. (colloquial) jail; prison cell

   Synonym: prisohan

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hál.wàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hál.wàː]

Noun

halwā̀ f (possessed form halwàr̃)

1. (Islam) khalwa, a religious retreat in Sufism

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halwa/
• Rhymes: -alwa, -lwa, -wa
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [häl.wə]

Noun

halwa (Jawi spelling هلوا or حلوا or حلوى, plural halwa-halwa, informal 1st possessive halwaku, 2nd possessive halwamu, 3rd possessive halwanya)

1. fruit preserved in sugar

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• halwa ceri
• halwa pala
• halwa mata
• halwa telinga

Descendants

• Malaccan Creole Malay: alua
• Indonesian: halwa

Further reading

• “halwa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Venda

Noun

halwa (plural mahalwa)

1. beer