wa

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[edit] Egyptian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

T21
D36 Z1

(T21:D36*Z1)

  1. alone

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Particle

Wikipedia

wa (hiragana )

  1. (the topic particle)

[edit] Particle

Wikipedia

wa (hiragana )

  1. a particle used in the end of sentences, which indicates admiration or an emotion connection
    あなたの髪は長いね!
    あなたのかみはながいね。
    Anata no kami wa nagai wa ne.
    Wow, your hair is so long!
    今、行く
    いま、いく
    Ima, iku wa.
    I'm coming.
    知らない
    しらない
    Shiranai wa.
    I don't know.

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Noun

wa (hiragana )

  1. : a ring

[edit] Counter

wa (hiragana )

  1. : a counter for birds (and rabbits)
  2. : a counter for TV episodes

[edit] Kashubian

[edit] Pronoun

wa

  1. you (second-person plural)

[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin

wa (form of wa0 or wa5)

  1. : vomit; cry of an infant

[edit] Pinyin syllable

wa

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, , , , or .

[edit] 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.


[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

n.

  1. woe

[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Old English wall.

[edit] Noun

wa (plural was)

Singular
wa

Plural
was

  1. wall

[edit] Verb

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

Infinitive
tae wa

Third person singular
was

Simple past
wad

Past participle
wad

Present participle
wain

  1. to wall

[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Pronoun

wa

  1. who

[edit] 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.