See also: Appendix:Variations of "waa"
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Interjection
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
the sound of a baby crying
Etymology 2
Noun
waa (plural waa)
- Alternative form of wa (“Thai unit of length”)
Anagrams
Alaba
Noun
waa
References
- Joachim Crass, Das K'abeena: deskriptive Grammatik einer hochlandostkuschitischen Sprache (2005)
Alemannic German
Pronoun
waa
- Alternative form of waas
Burji
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Alaba waa, Hadiyya wo'o and Sidamo waa.
Noun
wáa
Further reading
- Roba Dame, Charlotte Wedekind, Burji Dictionary (2008)
- Hans-Jürgen Sasse, An Etymological Dictionary of Burji, Kuschitische Sprachstudien 1 (1982, Hamburg, Hemut Buske Verlag)
Djadjawurrung
Noun
waa
Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
Interjection
waa
- expression of praise
Noun
waa
References
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
- (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
Garo
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/r/s-wa
Verb
waa (intransitive)
- to rain
See also
References
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[2], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 363
Kaurna
Pronunciation
Adverb
waa
Nzadi
Noun
wàá (plural mǎn)
Further reading
- 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
Particle
waa
- my! (exclamation)
See also
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/waa-pc-disc
Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Alaba waa, Burji waa and Hadiyya wo'o.
Pronunciation
Noun
waa m
References
- 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
Verb
waa
- to speak
Somali
Particle
waa
- Topic marker which draws attention to the verb.
Usage notes
Placed before the verb; does not change normal word order.
Wathaurong
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
waa
Wolio
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
waa
References
- Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Contraction
wàá
See also
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