iwa

This word is in the sandbox, so almost no speakers will understand it.

meaning

malodorous chemical substance, such as sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, chlorine gas, bromine, white phosphorus, or selenide compounds

see also

kon, jaki

usage

sandbox · unknown usage

found in no book

coined post-ku · 2025

origin

Ainu · iwau イワゥ ‘sulfur’

coined by jan Emesu, jan Sonja

author verbatim

proposal for Linku sandbox:

iwa: malodorous chemical substance, such as sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, chlorine gas, bromine, white phosphorus, or selenide compounds

[from Ainu イワゥ (iwau) “sulfur”]

coined by: jan Emesu and jan Sonja in the Agma Schwa server on Apr 20, 2025