วา

See also: ว่า

Chong edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *swaaʔ (“monkey”).

Noun edit

วา (transliteration needed)

monkey.

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

vā (Latin script)
𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
वा (Devanagari script)
ৰা (Bengali script)
වා (Sinhalese script)
ဝါ or ဝႃ (Burmese script)
ᩅᩤ (Tai Tham script)
ວາ (Lao script)
វា (Khmer script)
𑅇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Conjunction edit

วา (vā)

Thai script form of vā

Pattani Malay edit

Noun edit

วา (wa)

Alternative form of وا

Thai edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *waːᴬ⁴ (“arm-spread, a measure of length”); Cognate with Northern Thai ᩅᩤ, Khün ᩅᩤ, Lao ວາ (wā), Lü ᦞᦱ (vaa), Tai Dón ꪫꪱ, Shan ဝႃး (wáa), Tai Nüa ᥝᥣᥰ (wäa), Phake ဝႃ (wā), Ahom 𑜈𑜠 (ba).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemic		วา w ā
Romanization	Paiboon	waa
	Royal Institute	wa
(standard) IPA^(key)		/waː˧/^(R)

Noun edit

วา • (waa)

wa: a traditional unit of length comparable in length to a fathom, and now equal to 2 metres. Abbreviation: ว. (wɔɔ).

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

→ English: wa

Verb edit

วา • (waa) (abstract noun การวา)

to stretch out both arms.

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