ua

See also Ua, UA, uA, .ua, úa, and ưa

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian.

Noun

ua

1. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel)

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French

Noun

ua m (invariable)

1. Abbreviation of unité astronomique.

Anagrams

• au

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Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Particle

ua

1. Used before a verb to denote completed action.

   Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.

   The cat ate the mouse.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

ua

1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Verb

ua

1. (intransitive) to rain

Etymology 3

Determiner

ua

1. the aforementioned

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Irish

Alternative forms

• ó (current)

Etymology

From Old Irish úa.

Noun

ua m

1. (archaic) Form of ó.

   grandson, descendant

Declension

Declension of ua

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ua uaí Vocative a ua a uaí Genitive ua uaí Dative ua uaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ua na huaí Genitive an ua na n-uaí Dative leis an ua don ua leis na huaí

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ua	n-ua	hua	t-ua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "ua" in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911

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Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

ua

1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Verb

ua (passive uaina)

1. to rain

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian.

Noun

ua (plural uaua)

1. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel)

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Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

ua

1. (cardinal) two

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Samoan

Marker

ua

1. present tense marker

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Swahili

Noun 1

ua (plural maua) (class 5/6)

1. flower

Noun 2

ua (plural nyua) (class 11/10)

1. yard (an enclosure typically attached to the back of a house):
2. fence (of sticks or grass, of the type used for such an enclosure):

Verb

ua

1. to kill

Conjugation

    affirmative conjugation of ua

infinitive		kuua
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	naua	waua	aua	waua	laua	chaua	yaua	waua
	progressive	ninakuua	unakuua	anakuua	unakuua	linakuua	kinakuua	inakuua	unakuua
	habitual	huua
	past	nilikuua	ulikuua	alikuua	ulikuua	lilikuua	kilikuua	ilikuua	ulikuua
	perfect	nimekuua	umekuua	amekuua	umekuua	limekuua	kimekuua	imekuua	umekuua
	future	nitakuua	utakuua	atakuua	utakuua	litakuua	kitakuua	itakuua	utakuua
	consecutive	nikaua	ukaua	akaua	ukaua	likaua	kikaua	ikaua	ukaua
conditional	present	ningekuua	ungekuua	angekuua	ungekuua	lingekuua	kingekuua	ingekuua	ungekuua
	past	ningalikuua	ungalikuua	angalikuua	ungalikuua	lingalikuua	kingalikuua	ingalikuua	ungalikuua
subjunctive	general	niue	uue	aue	uue	liue	kiue	iue	uue
	consecutive	nikaue	ukaue	akaue	ukaue	likaue	kikaue	ikaue	ukaue
comitative		nikiua	ukiua	akiua	ukiua	likiua	kikiua	ikiua	ukiua
imperative			kuua! __ue!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twaua	mwaua	waua	yaua	yaua	vyaua	zaua	zaua
	progressive	tunaua	mnaua	wanaua	inaua	yanaua	vinaua	zinaua	zinaua
	habitual	huua
	past	tulikuua	mlikuua	walikuua	ilikuua	yalikuua	vilikuua	zilikuua	zilikuua
	perfect	tumekuua	mmekuua	wamekuua	imekuua	yamekuua	vimekuua	zimekuua	zimekuua
	future	tutakuua	mtakuua	watakuua	itakuua	yatakuua	vitakuua	zitakuua	zitakuua
	consecutive	tukaua	mkaua	wakaua	ikaua	yakaua	vikaua	zikaua	zikaua
conditional	present	tungekuua	mngekuua	wangekuua	ingekuua	yangekuua	vingekuua	zingekuua	zingekuua
	past	tungalikuua	mngalikuua	wangalikuua	ingalikuua	yangalikuua	vingalikuua	zingalikuua	zingalikuua
subjunctive	general	tuue	mue	waue	iue	yaue	viue	ziue	ziue
	consecutive	tukaue	mkaue	wakaue	ikaue	yakaue	vikaue	zikaue	zikaue
comitative		tukiua	mkiua	wakiua	ikiua	yakiua	vikiua	zikiua	zikiua
imperative		tuue	kuueni! __ueni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

    negative conjugation of ua

infinitive		kutoua
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	siui	huui	haui	hauui	haliui	hakiui	haiui	hauui
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikuua	hukuua	hakuua	haukuua	halikuua	hakikuua	haikuua	haukuua
	perfect	sijaua	hujaua	hajaua	haujaua	halijaua	hakijaua	haijaua	haujaua
	future	sitakuua	hutakuua	hatakuua	hautakuua	halitakuua	hakitakuua	haitakuua	hautakuua
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingekuua	usingekuua	asingekuua	usingekuua	lisingekuua	kisingekuua	isingekuua	usingekuua
	past	nisingalikuua	usingalikuua	asingalikuua	usingalikuua	lisingalikuua	kisingalikuua	isingalikuua	usingalikuua
subjunctive	general	nisiue	usiue	asiue	usiue	lisiue	kisiue	isiue	usiue
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipokuua	usipokuua	asipokuua	usipokuua	lisipokuua	kisipokuua	isipokuua	usipokuua
imperative			usiue!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatuui	hamui	hawaui	haiui	hayaui	haviui	haziui	haziui
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukuua	hamkuua	hawakuua	haikuua	hayakuua	havikuua	hazikuua	hazikuua
	perfect	hatujaua	hamjaua	hawajaua	haijaua	hayajaua	havijaua	hazijaua	hazijaua
	future	hatutakuua	hamtakuua	hawatakuua	haitakuua	hayatakuua	havitakuua	hazitakuua	hazitakuua
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingekuua	msingekuua	wasingekuua	isingekuua	yasingekuua	visingekuua	zisingekuua	zisingekuua
	past	tusingalikuua	msingalikuua	wasingalikuua	isingalikuua	yasingalikuua	visingalikuua	zisingalikuua	zisingalikuua
subjunctive	general	tusiue	msiue	wasiue	isiue	yasiue	visiue	zisiue	zisiue
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipokuua	msipokuua	wasipokuua	isipokuua	yasipokuua	visipokuua	zisipokuua	zisipokuua
imperative		tusiue	msiue!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

Derived terms

• jiua

Related terms

• mauaji

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Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

ua

1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

ua

1. (cardinal) two

   Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:

   Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—

   1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)

   There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—

   1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)

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Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian uva

Noun

ua f (plural ue)

1. grape