wa

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Contents 1 Egyptian 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 2 Japanese 2.1 Particle 2.2 Particle 2.2.1 Usage notes 2.3 Noun 2.4 Counter 3 Kashubian 3.1 Pronoun 4 Mandarin 4.1 Pinyin 4.2 Pinyin syllable 4.2.1 Usage notes 5 Old English 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 Scots 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 6.3 Verb 7 West Frisian 7.1 Pronoun 7.2 Usage notes

[edit] Egyptian

[edit] Pronunciation

• Wikipedia: Manuel de Codage

[edit] Adjective

(T21:D36*Z1)

1. alone

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Particle

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wa (hiragana は)

1. は (the topic particle)

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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.

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

[edit] Noun

wa (hiragana わ)

1. 輪: a ring

[edit] Counter

wa (hiragana わ)

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

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[edit] Kashubian

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wa

1. you (second-person plural)

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin

wa (form of wa0 or wa5)

1. 凫
2. 劸
3. 哇: vomit; cry of an infant
4. 啒
5. 嗗
6. 娲
7. 媧
8. 徍
9. 挖
10. 搲
11. 攨
12. 汘
13. 汚
14. 污
15. 洼
16. 溛
17. 漥
18. 畖
19. 穵
20. 窊
21. 窌
22. 窪
23. 聉
24. 蛙
25. 鞉
26. 鮭
27. 鲐
28. 鼃

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wa

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

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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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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

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

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wā n.

1. woe

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Old English wall.

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wa (plural was)

1. wall

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

1. to wall

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[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.