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See also: Appendix:Variations of "waa"
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Interjection[edit]
waa
- The sound of a baby crying.
- 2018 August 16, Marina Hyde, “Sorry to break it to you, far-righters: James Bond is not on your team”, in The Guardian[1]:
- I don’t see one of your lot getting it done, Richard. Waa waa waa, people are trying to replace us. Waa waa waa, can we stop for Cheetos.
Translations[edit]
the sound of a baby crying
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
waa (plural waa)
- Alternative form of wa (“Thai unit of length”)
Anagrams[edit]
Alaba[edit]
Noun[edit]
waa
References[edit]
- Joachim Crass, Das K'abeena: deskriptive Grammatik einer hochlandostkuschitischen Sprache (2005)
Alemannic German[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
waa
- Alternative form of waas
Burji[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Alaba waa, Hadiyya wo'o and Sidamo waa.
Noun[edit]
wáa
Further reading[edit]
- Roba Dame, Charlotte Wedekind, Burji Dictionary (2008)
- Hans-Jürgen Sasse, An Etymological Dictionary of Burji, Kuschitische Sprachstudien 1 (1982, Hamburg, Hemut Buske Verlag)
Djadjawurrung[edit]
Noun[edit]
waa
Gamilaraay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
waa
- expression of praise
Noun[edit]
waa
References[edit]
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
- (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
Garo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/r/s-wa
Verb[edit]
waa (intransitive)
- to rain
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[2], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 363
Kaurna[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
waa
Nzadi[edit]
Noun[edit]
wàá (plural mǎn)
Further reading[edit]
- Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
Ojibwe[edit]
Particle[edit]
waa
- my! (exclamation)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/waa-pc-disc
Sidamo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Alaba waa, Burji waa and Hadiyya wo'o.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
waa m
References[edit]
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “wa”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
Siuslaw[edit]
Verb[edit]
waa
- to speak
Somali[edit]
Particle[edit]
waa
- Topic marker which draws attention to the verb.
Usage notes[edit]
Placed before the verb; does not change normal word order.
Wathaurong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
waa
Wolio[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
waa
References[edit]
- Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris
Yoruba[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Contraction[edit]
wàá
See also[edit]
Categories:
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