wa

See also WA, wā, wá, wǎ, and wà

Egyptian

Romanization

wa

1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of wˤ.

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French roi (“king”)

Noun

wa

1. king

See also

• rèn

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Japanese

Romanization

wa

1. See わ
2. See ワ
3. See は
4. See ハ
5. See わっ
6. See ワッ

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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. See 哇

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

From Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Old Saxon wah, wē, Old High German wē, wa, wēwo, Old Norse vei, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɑː/, X-SAMPA: /wA:/

Noun

wā n

1. woe

Related terms

• wāwa
• wēa

Descendants

• Middle English: wa, wo, woo
  • English: woe
  • Scots: wa, wae

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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.