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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "gua"}}

==Asturian==
{{rfe|ast}}

===Noun===
{{ast-noun|m|-}}

# [[marbles]] (game)

==Betawi==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|bew|guah}} (Bekasi dialect)
* {{alter|bew|gue}} (Tanah Abang dialect)
* {{alter|bew|guè}} (Meester dialect)

===Etymology===
From {{der|bew|zh|-}} {{der|bew|nan-hbl|-}} {{zh-l|我|tr=góa|t=[[I]], [[me]], [[my]]}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|bew|/ɡuˈ(w)a/|a=literary}}
* {{IPA|bew|/ɡuˈ(w)ah/|a=Bekasi}}
* {{IPA|bew|/ɡuˈ(w)əː/|a=Tanah Abang}}
* {{IPA|bew|/ɡuˈ(w)ɛ/|a=Meester}}
* {{audio|bew|LL-Q33014 (bew)-Bangrapip-gua.wav|Literary dialect}}
* {{audio|bew|LL-Q33014 (bew)-Bangrapip-guè.wav|Meester dialect}}
* {{hyphenation|bew|gu|a}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|bew|pronoun}}

# [[I]] {{gloss|personal pronoun}}
# [[me]] {{gloss|direct object of a verb}}
# [[me]] {{gloss|object of a preposition}}
# [[me]] {{gloss|indirect object of a verb}}
# [[my]] {{gloss|belonging to me}}

====Usage notes====
* Used mainly in a [[common]] situation, especially between friends or by someone older in terms of speaking to a younger person. As for the usage by a younger person speaking with an older person, there is no agreement whether it is appropriate to do so or not: some would regard it as inappropriate, some other would not.

====Synonyms====
* {{l|bew|ané}}
* {{l|bew|kita}} {{q|euphemistic}}

==Brunei Malay==

===Etymology===
Ultimately from {{der|kxd|sa|गुहा}}. Cognate with {{cog|ms|gua||cave}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|kxd|/ɡua/}}
* {{hyph|kxd|gu|a}}

===Noun===
{{head|kxd|noun}}

# [[cave]] {{gloss|natural cavity formed underground}}

{{topic|kxd|Landforms}}

==Garo==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|grt}}

===Noun===
{{head|grt|noun}}

# {{lb|grt|botany}} {{taxfmt|Areca|genus}} [[palm]], {{taxfmt|Areca|genus}} [[nut]]

===References===
* {{cite-book|last=Burling|first=R.|year=2003|title=The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon|url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/p/pod/dod-idx/language-of-the-modhupur-mandi-garo-volume-2.pdf?c=spobooks;idno=bbv9808.0002.001;format=pdf|location=[[w:Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]|publisher=University of Michigan}}

==Iban==

===Etymology===
Ultimately from {{der|iba|sa|गुहा}}. Cognate with {{cog|ms|gua||cave}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|iba|/ɡua/}}

===Noun===
{{head|iba|noun}}

# [[cave]] {{gloss|natural cavity formed underground}}

{{topic|iba|Landforms}}

==Indonesian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|/ɡua/|}}
* {{hyphenation|id|gua}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|id|ms|gua}}, from {{der|id|sa|गुहा|t=[[cave]]}}.

====Noun====
{{head|id|nouns}}

# [[cave]]
#: {{syn|id|gaung|gohong|ngalau}}

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{l|id|goa}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|id|bew-udi|gua|t=[[I]], [[me]], [[my]]}}, from {{der|id|zh|-}} {{der|id|nan-hbl|-}} {{zh-l|我|tr=góa|t=[[I]], [[me]], [[my]]}}. {{doublet|id|gue}}.

====Pronoun====
{{head|id|pronoun}}

# {{lb|id|Jakarta|slang}} ''First-person singular pronoun'': [[I]], [[me]], [[my]]

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{l|id|wa}} {{q|texting}}
* {{l|id|gw}} {{q|texting}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{Indonesian first-person pronouns}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

{{cln|id|first person pronouns}}

==Malay==

===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|ms|nan-hbl|我|tr=góa}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|ms|/ɡuə/|a=Johor-Selangor}}
* {{IPA|ms|/ɡua/|a=Riau-Lingga}}
* {{rhymes|ms|uə|wə|ə}}
* {{rhymes|ms|a|s=2}}

====Pronoun====
{{ms-pronoun|j=ݢوا}}

# {{lb|ms|Malaysia}} [[I]], [[me]], [[my]]

====See also====
* {{l|ms|aku}}
* {{l|ms|saya}}
{{ms-personal pronouns}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|ms|sa|गुहा|t=[[cave]]}}.

====Noun====
{{ms-noun|j=ݢوا}}

# [[cave]]

==Mandarin==

===Romanization===
{{cmn-pinyin|notr=1}}

# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|guā}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|guǎ}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|guà}}

====Usage notes====
* {{cmn-toneless-note}}

==West Makian==

===Etymology===
Likely cognate with {{cog|tby|goa}} and possibly {{cog|tft|ugu}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mqs|/ˈɡu.a/}}

===Noun===
{{head|mqs|noun}}

# the [[buttock]]s
#: {{syn|mqs|pani}}

===References===
* {{R:mqs:Voorhoeve:1982}}

==Zou==
[[Image:Bamboo (1466706101).jpg|thumb|Gua.]]

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|zom|/ɡu˧.(w)a˧/}}

===Noun===
{{head|zom|noun}}

# [[bamboo]]

===References===
* {{R:zom:Singh:2013|page=45}}

{{C|zom|Grasses}}