วา

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See also: ว่า

Chong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *swaaʔ (monkey).

Noun[edit]

วา (transliteration needed)

  1. monkey.

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

วา ()

  1. Thai script form of

Pattani Malay[edit]

Noun[edit]

วา (wa)

  1. Alternative form of وا

Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *waːᴬ⁴ (arm-spread, a measure of length); Cognate with Northern Thai ᩅᩤ, Khün ᩅᩤ, Lao ວາ (), ᦞᦱ (vaa), Tai Dón ꪫꪱ, Shan ဝႃး (wáa), Tai Nüa ᥝᥣᥰ (wäa), Phake ဝႃ (), Ahom 𑜈𑜠 (ba).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicวา
w ā
RomanizationPaiboonwaa
Royal Institutewa
(standard) IPA(key)/waː˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

วา (waa)

  1. wa: a traditional unit of length comparable in length to a fathom, and now equal to 2 metres. Abbreviation: ว. (wɔɔ).

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: wa

Verb[edit]

วา (waa) (abstract noun การวา)

  1. to stretch out both arms.