waa

See also: waá and wa'a

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

waa

  1. The sound of a baby crying.

Etymology 2

Noun

waa (plural waa)

  1. Alternative form of wa (Thai unit of length)

Anagrams

Alaba

Noun

waa

  1. water

References

  • Joachim Crass, Das K'abeena: deskriptive Grammatik einer hochlandostkuschitischen Sprache (2005)

Burji

Noun

wáa (transliteration needed)

  1. water

Further reading

  • Roba Dame, Charlotte Wedekind, Burji Dictionary (2008)
  • Hans-Jürgen Sasse, An Etymological Dictionary of Burji, Kuschitische Sprachstudien 1 (1982, Hamburg, Hemut Buske Verlag)

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaː/

Interjection

waa

  1. expression of praise

Noun

waa

  1. pendant

References

  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
  • (2015) Ma Gamilaraay

Kaurna

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaː/

Adverb

waa

  1. where

Nzadi

Noun

wàá (plural mǎn)

  1. village

Further reading

  • 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

Siuslaw

Verb

waa

  1. to speak

Somali

Particle

waa

  1. Topic marker which draws attention to the verb.

Usage notes

Placed before the verb; does not change normal word order.

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