Pattani Malay edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

واء (waʔ) (Thai spelling)

  1. Buddhist temple

Sindhi edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit वापी (vāpī).

Noun edit

واءِ (vāi? (Devanagari वाइ)

  1. well

Etymology 2 edit

Interjection edit

واءِ (vāi)

  1. woe!
  2. alas!
  3. fie!

References edit

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “واءِ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society