weta
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛtə/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈweta(ː)/
Noun edit
weta (plural weta or wetas)
- Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets.
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Igbo edit
Etymology edit
From we (“take”) + tá (“towards”).
Verb edit
wetá
- to bring.
Maori edit
Noun edit
weta
References edit
- "weta" – Māori Dictionary
Papiamentu edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish aguaitar in the meaning of "to pay attention" or "to take care".
Verb edit
weta
- to see
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
See wet.
Noun edit
weta f
Declension edit
Declension of weta
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
weta n
Swazi edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
wetá class 1a (plural bówetá class 2a)
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Tocharian B edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
weta f
Derived terms edit
- eweta (“in conflict”)
- ewetaitstse (“embattled”)
Further reading edit
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “weta”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN