Wa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wa"

English

Etymology 1

From Burmese ဝ (wa.).

Noun

Wa pl (plural only)

1. An ethnic group in Myanmar and China.

Translations

Translations

• Burmese: ဝ (my) (wa.)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 佤族 (zh) (Wǎzú), 佤 (zh) (wǎ)

• Kazakh: ва (va)
• Shan: ဝႃႉ (shn) (wâ̰a)
• Xibe: ᠸᠠᡯᡠ
  ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (wadzu uksura)

Etymology 2

From Japanese 倭.

Noun

Wa pl (plural only)

1. (historical) The ancient peoples of Japan (from a Chinese perspective).

Coordinate terms

• Yamato
• Jomon, Yayoi, Kofun, Asuka

Anagrams

• aw

Japanese

Romanization

Wa

1. Rōmaji transcription of わ