waga

See also: Waga, wa-ga, wagą, and -wagą

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wáː.ɡáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [wáː.ɡáː]

Noun

wāgā m (plural wāgā̀gē, possessed form wāgan)

1. A pair of (hide) bags for carrying goods (e.g., on a pack animal or a motorcycle)
2. A grass bag for packing kola nuts.

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Japanese

Romanization

waga

1. Rōmaji transcription of わが

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Kilivila

FWOTD – 18 June 2015

Etymology

• Compare Niuean vaka and Samoan va'a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɡa/

Noun

waga

1. canoe
2. hollowed out tree used for hull of a canoe
3. vehicle

Hyponyms

• (canoe): masawa

References

• Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 417. →ISBN

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Maguindanao

Etymology 1

From baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀa.

Noun

waga

1. ember

Etymology 2

From *(a)baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaʀa.

Noun

waga

1. (anatomy) shoulder

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Maranao

Etymology 1

From baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀa.

Noun

waga

1. ember

Etymology 2

From *(a)baga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaʀa.

Noun

waga

1. shoulder

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wāgu

Noun

wāga f

1. scales

Descendants

• Middle High German: wāge
  • Cimbrian: baaga
  • German: Waage
  • Yiddish: וואָג‎ (vog)

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Polish

Etymology

From Middle High German wāge, from Old High German wāga, from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō, derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with German Waage, Dutch waag, English wey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.ɡa/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: wa‧ga

Noun

waga f

1. scales
2. weight
3. importance

Declension

Declension of waga

	singular	plural
nominative	waga	wagi
genitive	wagi	wag
dative	wadze	wagom
accusative	wagę	wagi
instrumental	wagą	wagami
locative	wadze	wagach
vocative	wago	wagi

Derived terms

nouns

• nadwaga
• niedowaga
• odwaga
• odważnik
• powaga
• przeciwwaga
• przewaga
• równowaga
• rozwaga
• uwaga
• Waga
• ważka
• ważniak
• ważność

 

adjectives

• arcyważny
• wagowy
• ważki
• ważny

 

adverbs

• przeważnie
• ważnie

 

verb

• ważyć

 

Further reading

• waga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• waga in Polish dictionaries at PWN