wara

wara

1. four or five
2. palm of the hand

wara

1. Romanization of ᬯᬭ
2. Romanization of ᬯᬵᬭ
3. Romanization of ᬯ᭄ᬯᬭ

From Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

• IPA^(key): /waˈɾaʔ/ [waˈɾaʔ]
• Hyphenation: wa‧ra

warâ (plural warara, Basahan spelling ᜏᜍ)

1. lost; disappeared; vanished

   Nawara sana siya.

   S/he's just disappeared.

2. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) absent

   Synonyms: mayo, awsente

   Antonym: yaon

   Wara naman siya sa klase.

   S/he's absent again in class.

warâ (plural warara, Basahan spelling ᜏᜍ)

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody

   Synonyms: mayo, dai

   Antonyms: igwa, may

   Wara baga ki tawo sa harong.

   There's no one in the house.

From Javanese ꦮꦫ (wara, “words”),

• from Old Javanese wiwarana, ultimately from Sanskrit विवरण (vivaraṇa).
• from Old Javanese warah (“communication, information, report, instruction, teaching”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajaq.

• IPA^(key): [ˈwara]
• Hyphenation: wa‧ra

wara

1. announcement

• “wara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

wara

1. Rōmaji transcription of わら

wara

1. Romanization of ꦮꦫ.

From Arabic وَرَاء (warāʔ, “behind, beyond”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈwara/

wara

1. (local) behind

   Antonym: quddiem

   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:

     Wara l-bibien,
     fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
     batejt
     il-għeja
     il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
     batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
     iżda ġarrabt ukoll
     il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
     li kull tallab iħoss
     x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
     bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (temporal) after

   Antonym: qabel

• Usual forms:

• Rarer alternative forms:

wara

1. imperative singular of warian

From Proto-West Germanic *war, from Proto-Germanic *warō (“attention”), whence also Old English wær.

wara f

1. attention

• Middle High German: war
  • German: *Wahr (wahrnehmen, verwahrlosen)

From Proto-Germanic *wērō (“truth”), whence also Old English wær.

wāra f

1. truth
2. agreement

• IPA^(key): /wa.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Homophone: wāra
• Hyphenation: wa‧ra

Borrowed from Sanskrit वर (vara). Compare Thai พระ (prá), Khmer ព្រះ (prĕəh).

wara

1. favour, gift
2. eminent, precious, select

wara

1. before personal names of young men and women

• Javanese: ꦮꦫ (wara, “lady”)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬭ (wara, “superior”)

wara

1. Alternative spelling of awara (“screen”)

wara

1. Alternative spelling of wwara (“to be there; to be present”)

• "wara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.ra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: wa‧ra

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

wara

1. hands off (used to firmly express a demand that one stop interfering with the development of events concerning what is being discussed)

   Synonym: ręce precz

Clipping of warga.

wara f

1. (colloquial) Augmentative of warga

• wara I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wara II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

wara

1. sleep

• wark (“sleep”, verb)

• Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998) [1]

wara

1. pants, jeans

wara

1. (anatomy) shoulder

From English water.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwara/

wara

1. water
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:10:

     Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara

     →New International Version translation

2. river, stream
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:10:

     Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara

     →New International Version translation

3. flow of water
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:2:

     Tudak i karamapim bikpela wara na spirit bilong God i go i kam antap long en.

     →New International Version translation

wara

1. hand

• IPA^(key): /wà.ɾà/

wàrà

1. milk

   Synonym: mílíìkì

2. a kind of Fulani cheese, similar to cottage cheese