vã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "va"

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• vi

Etymology

Cf. the corresponding nã for noi. Compare Romanian vă.

Pronoun

vã (unstressed/short accusative and reflexive form of voi)

1. (direct object, second-person plural) you (group being addressed)

Related terms

• voi (stressed/long form accusative)

Pronoun

vã

1. (indirect object) (to) you (group being addressed)

Related terms

• voauã (stressed/long form dative)

See also

• nã

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃/

• Homophones: van (Brazil), Van (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: vã
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

vã

1. feminine singular of vão

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English van.

Noun

vã f (plural vãs)

1. Alternative spelling of van

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaː˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaː˨˩˦] ~ [jaː˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Verb

vã • (𤀞)

1. to throw (water) on one's face; to moisten
2. to sweat profusely; to drip

Etymology 2

Adjective

vã • (𡳎)

1. (of talking) idle; impractical

Etymology 3

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 步 (SV: bộ).

Verb

vã • (𨁱, 𨘘)

1. to go on foot; to walk

Etymology 4

Verb

vã

1. See ăn vã.