wa
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[edit] Egyptian
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
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(T21:D36*Z1)
[edit] Haitian Creole
[edit] Etymology
From French roi (“king”)
[edit] Noun
wa
[edit] See also
[edit] Japanese
See also -wa
[edit] Syllable
wa
[edit] Particle
wa (hiragana は)
- は (the topic particle)
[edit] Particle
wa (hiragana わ)
- 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.
- あなたの髪は長いわね!
[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 わ)
[edit] Kashubian
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *va
[edit] Pronoun
wa
- you (second-person plural)
[edit] Declension
| Plural only | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | wa |
| Genitive | was/wôs/waju/waji |
| Dative | wóm/wama/wami |
| Accusative | was/wôs |
| Instrumental | wami/wama |
| Locative | was/wôs |
| Vocative | – |
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Romanization
- 哇: cry of an infant
[edit] Romanization
wa
- Nonstandard spelling of wā.
- Nonstandard spelling of wá.
- Nonstandard spelling of wǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of wà.
[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 wē, Old Norse vei
[edit] Noun
wā n.
[edit] Scots
[edit] Etymology
From Old English wall.
[edit] Noun
wa (plural was)
[edit] Verb
tae wa (third-person singular simple present was, present participle wain, simple past wad, past participle wad)
- to wall
[edit] West Frisian
[edit] Pronoun
wa
[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.
Categories:
- Egyptian adjectives
- Haitian Creole terms derived from French
- Haitian Creole nouns
- Japanese syllables in Latin script
- Japanese romaji
- Japanese particles
- Japanese nouns
- Kashubian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Kashubian pronouns
- Mandarin pinyin with diacritics
- Mandarin pinyin
- Mandarin nonstandard forms
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English nouns
- Scots terms derived from Old English
- Scots nouns
- Scots verbs
- West Frisian pronouns

