waa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "waa"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Interjection edit
waa
- The sound of a baby crying.
- 2018 August 16, Marina Hyde, “Sorry to break it to you, far-righters: James Bond is not on your team”, in The Guardian[1]:
- I don’t see one of your lot getting it done, Richard. Waa waa waa, people are trying to replace us. Waa waa waa, can we stop for Cheetos.
Translations edit
the sound of a baby crying
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
waa (plural waa)
- Alternative form of wa (“Thai unit of length”)
Anagrams edit
Alaba edit
Noun edit
waa
References edit
- Joachim Crass, Das K'abeena: deskriptive Grammatik einer hochlandostkuschitischen Sprache (2005)
Alemannic German edit
Pronoun edit
waa
- Alternative form of waas
Burji edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Alaba waa, Hadiyya wo'o and Sidamo waa.
Noun edit
wáa
Further reading edit
- Roba Dame, Charlotte Wedekind, Burji Dictionary (2008)
- Hans-Jürgen Sasse, An Etymological Dictionary of Burji, Kuschitische Sprachstudien 1 (1982, Hamburg, Hemut Buske Verlag)
Djadjawurrung edit
Noun edit
waa
Gamilaraay edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
waa
- expression of praise
Noun edit
waa
References edit
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
- (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
Garo edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/r/s-wa
Verb edit
waa (intransitive)
- to rain
See also edit
References edit
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[2], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 363
Kaurna edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
waa
Nzadi edit
Noun edit
wàá (plural mǎn)
Further reading edit
- Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
Ojibwe edit
Particle edit
waa
- my! (exclamation)
See also edit
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/waa-pc-disc
Sidamo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Alaba waa, Burji waa and Hadiyya wo'o.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
waa m
References edit
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “wa”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
Siuslaw edit
Verb edit
waa
- to speak
Somali edit
Particle edit
waa
- Topic marker which draws attention to the verb.
Usage notes edit
Placed before the verb; does not change normal word order.
Wathaurong edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
waa
Wolio edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
waa
References edit
- Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris
Yoruba edit
Pronunciation edit
Contraction edit
wàá