Contionary:hauvva

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Siwa

Pronunciation

  • (Aingo) IPA(key): [ˈhɑuwːa]

Etymology

From h- (to eat) +‎ -vv-.

Verb

hauvv‧a (unagentive transitive, impersonal, infinitive haummu, past hauḍḍa)

  1. to make somebody's mouth water
  2. (impersonal, figuratively) to be tempted, to want
    So hauvvasa-a gatamani deita?
    Are you tempted to come along?