wara

See also: wārā, wårå, and waṟa

Awabakal

Noun

wara

  1. four or five
  2. palm of the hand

Japanese

Romanization

wara

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わら

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَاء‎ (warāʾ), ultimately from وَرَّى‎ (warrā, “to hide, conceal”).

Preposition

wara

  1. behind
  2. after

Usage notes

  • The inflected forms have a second possible form, in ura-:

Inflection

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *warō (“attention”), whence also Old English wær.

Noun

wara f

  1. attention

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wērō (“truth”), whence also Old English wær.

Noun

wāra f

  1. truth
  2. agreement

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed; be watchful”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.ra/

Noun

wara f

  1. attention, beware (used to dogs)

Derived terms

Quechua

Noun

wara

  1. pants, jeans

Declension

Tiruray

Noun

wara

  1. (anatomy) shoulder

Tok Pisin

FWOTD – 4 June 2014

Etymology

From English water.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwara/

Noun

wara

  1. water
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:10 (translation here):
      Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara
  2. river, stream
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:10 (translation here):
      Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara
  3. flow of water
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:2 (translation here):
      Tudak i karamapim bikpela wara na spirit bilong God i go i kam antap long en.
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Derived terms

Woi

Noun

wara

  1. hand
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