wa

See also WA, wā, wá, wǎ, and wà

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• Wikipedia: Manuel de Codage

Adjective

(T21:D36*Z1)

1. alone

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French roi (“king”)

Noun

wa

1. king

See also

• rèn

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Japanese

See also -wa

Syllable

wa

1. The hiragana syllable わ (wa) or the katakana syllable ワ (wa) in Hepburn romanization.

Particle

Wikipedia

wa (hiragana は)

1. は (the topic particle)

   太陽は東から昇り、西に沈む。

   たいようはひがしからのぼり、にしにしずむ

   taiyō wa higashi kara nobori, nishi ni shizumu.

   Sun rises from the East, set in the West.

Particle

Wikipedia

wa (hiragana わ)

1. a particle used in the end of sentences, which indicates admiration or an emotion connection

   あなたの髪は長いわね！

   あなたのかみはながいわね。

   Anata no kami wa nagai wa ne.

   Wow, your hair is so long!

   今、行くわ。

   いま、いくわ。

   Ima, iku wa.

   I'm coming.

   知らないわ。

   しらないわ。

   Shiranai wa.

   I don't know.

Usage notes

• This particle is mainly used by women.
• The particle conveys a certain deference to the speaker's wishes and emotions.

Noun

wa (hiragana わ)

1. 輪: a ring

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Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *va

Pronoun

wa

1. you (second-person plural)

Declension

	Plural only
Nominative	wa
Genitive	was/wôs/waju/waji
Dative	wóm/wama/wami
Accusative	was/wôs
Instrumental	wami/wama
Locative	was/wôs
Vocative	–

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Mandarin

Romanization

wa (form of wa0 or wa5)

1. 哇: cry of an infant

Romanization

wa

1. Nonstandard spelling of wā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of wá.
3. Nonstandard spelling of wǎ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of wà.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Old High German wē, Old Norse vei

Noun

wā n.

1. woe

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Scots

Etymology

From Old English wall.

Noun

wa (plural was)

1. wall

Verb

tae wa (third-person singular simple present was, present participle wain, simple past wad, past participle wad)

1. to wall

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West Frisian

Pronoun

wa

1. who

Usage notes

Wa is used only in questions. Wa't is used in declarative sentences.

• Wa binne jo? Who are you?
• Hy is in minsk wa't ik ken. He is a person who I know.