wia

See also: WIA

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• wej (Northern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossiled instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem. Compare German wie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viɐ̯/, /βiɐ̯/

Adverb

wia

1. how

   Wia vui kost'n des? ― How much is it?

   I woaß ned, wia groß da Bua is. ― I don't know how tall the boy is.

Conjunction

wia

1. like, as

   Iatz miassts es aufpassn wia de Haftlmåcher. ― Now you have to watch like a hawk.

   Da Bua is scho so groß wia sei Våter. ― The boy is already as tall as his father.

2. than (comparison)

   Synonym: ois wia

   Da Bua is scho greßa wia sei Våter. ― The boy is already taller than his father.

3. when

   Wiari in Island woa, håb i Nuadlichter gsehn. ― When I was in Iceland I saw norther lights.

   Gråd wia's as Fenster zuamåcha, schlågt da Blitz nei. ― Just when they closed the window a lightning stroke.

Kamba

Noun

wia class 6 (plural nyia)

1. a business

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [wiɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /wijæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {wiyah}

Verb

wia

1. buy; purchase
2. sell

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Mokilese

Verb

wia

1. to do
2. to make

Derived terms

• wihwia