Etymology

dawa

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Today it means: A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors. Full definition →

Swahili dawa ← Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ)
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dawa · noun1

  1. Arabicدَوَاء (dawāʔ)
  2. Swahilidawa
  3. English todaydawa

Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”), borrowed from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ).

Dawa · proper noun2

Borrowed from Tibetan.

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