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wawa

See also: Wawa, wáwa, wawā, and wāwa

English

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps related to wavey (“snow goose”)?

Noun

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wawa (plural wawas)

  1. A snow goose.
    • 1914, Poultney Bigelow, James Henry Worman, Ben James Worman, Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest, page 14:
      The last of the morning flight of noisy wawas going fieldwards were streaming from the water when I pushed out in the canoe […]

Etymology 2

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Shortened and simplified form of water.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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wawa (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, childish) Water. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Adangme

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Etymology

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cf. Akan ɔwawa, Nzima wawa

Noun

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wawa

  1. (Krobo dialect) obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)[1]

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  1. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[1], London: Oxford University Press, page 184

Amis

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Noun

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wawa

  1. child

Anyi

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Etymology

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cf. Nzima wawa, Akan ɔwawa

Noun

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wawa

  1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)[1]
    Synonym: patabo(ɛ)

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  1. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[2], London: Oxford University Press, page 184

Aymara

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Etymology

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Probably mimics the cry of a baby through onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wawa

  1. baby
  2. child

Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: guagua

Baoule

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Etymology

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cf. Nzima wawa, Akan ɔwawa

Noun

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wawa

  1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)[1]
    Synonym: patabo(ɛ)

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  1. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[3], London: Oxford University Press, page 184

Chinook Jargon

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Noun

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wawa

  1. language
    Naika wawa Chinook wawa.
    I speak Chinook Jargon.

Verb

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wawa

  1. to talk, say, tell
  2. to speak (a language)
    Naika wawa Chinook wawa.
    I speak Chinook Jargon.

Ewe

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Etymology

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cf. Akan ɔwawa, Nzima wawa

Noun

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wawa

  1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)[1]

References

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  1. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[4], London: Oxford University Press, page 184

Fijian

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Noun

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wawa

  1. gut, bowels, entrails
  2. tripe

Ga

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Etymology

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cf. Akan ɔwawa, Nzima wawa

Noun

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wawa

  1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)[1]

References

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  1. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[5], London: Oxford University Press, page 184

Italian

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Noun

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wawa m (invariable)

  1. (music) wah-wah (sound, or mute used to produce it)

Kambera

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Etymology

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Compare Laboya ɓawa.

Adverb

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wawa

  1. down
    Ni-nja la wawa-mu.
    They are below you.

References

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  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 127

Kapampangan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwawəʔ/ [ˈwäː.wəʔ]
  • Hyphenation: wa‧wa

Noun

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wáwâ

  1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of uaua

Mwani

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Noun

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wawa class 1a (plural wawawa)

  1. Alternative form of baba

Nzima

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Etymology

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cf. Akan ɔwawa

Noun

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wawa

  1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)[1][2]
    Synonym: wana

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  1. ^ Kerharo, J., Bouquet, A. (1950) Plantes médicinales et toxiques de la Côte-d’Ivoire - Haute-Volta‎[6] (in French), Paris: Vigot Frères, page 62
  2. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[7], London: Oxford University Press, page 184

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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wāwa m

  1. Alternative form of wēa

Declension

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Declension of wāwa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wāwa wāwan
accusative wāwan wāwan
genitive wāwan wāwana
dative wāwan wāwam, wāwaum

Old Javanese

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba. Compare Malay bawa.

Verb

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wawa

  1. to bring, to carry
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Etymology 2

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Adverb

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wawa

  1. Alternative spelling of wawaṅ

Etymology 3

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Noun

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wawa

  1. Alternative spelling of wa

Quechua

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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wawa

  1. the child of a woman
  2. a baby or infant child

Declension

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declension of wawa
singular plural
nominative wawa wawakuna
accusative wawata wawakunata
dative wawaman wawakunaman
genitive wawap wawakunap
locative wawapi wawakunapi
terminative wawakama wawakunakama
ablative wawamanta wawakunamanta
instrumental wawawan wawakunawan
comitative wawantin wawakunantin
abessive wawannaq wawakunannaq
comparative wawahina wawakunahina
causative wawarayku wawakunarayku
benefactive wawapaq wawakunapaq
associative wawapura wawakunapura
distributive wawanka wawakunanka
exclusive wawalla wawakunalla
possessive forms of wawa
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative waway wawaykuna
accusative wawayta wawaykunata
dative wawayman wawaykunaman
genitive wawaypa wawaykunap
locative wawaypi wawaykunapi
terminative wawaykama wawaykunakama
ablative wawaymanta wawaykunamanta
instrumental wawaywan wawaykunawan
comitative wawaynintin wawaykunantin
abessive wawayninnaq wawaykunannaq
comparative wawayhina wawaykunahina
causative wawayrayku wawaykunarayku
benefactive wawaypaq wawaykunapaq
associative wawaypura wawaykunapura
distributive wawayninka wawaykunanka
exclusive wawaylla wawaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative wawayki wawaykikuna
accusative wawaykita wawaykikunata
dative wawaykiman wawaykikunaman
genitive wawaykipa wawaykikunap
locative wawaykipi wawaykikunapi
terminative wawaykikama wawaykikunakama
ablative wawaykimanta wawaykikunamanta
instrumental wawaykiwan wawaykikunawan
comitative wawaykintin wawaykikunantin
abessive wawaykinnaq wawaykikunannaq
comparative wawaykihina wawaykikunahina
causative wawaykirayku wawaykikunarayku
benefactive wawaykipaq wawaykikunapaq
associative wawaykipura wawaykikunapura
distributive wawaykinka wawaykikunanka
exclusive wawaykilla wawaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative wawan wawankuna
accusative wawanta wawankunata
dative wawanman wawankunaman
genitive wawanpa wawankunap
locative wawanpi wawankunapi
terminative wawankama wawankunakama
ablative wawanmanta wawankunamanta
instrumental wawanwan wawankunawan
comitative wawanintin wawankunantin
abessive wawanninnaq wawankunannaq
comparative wawanhina wawankunahina
causative wawanrayku wawankunarayku
benefactive wawanpaq wawankunapaq
associative wawanpura wawankunapura
distributive wawaninka wawankunanka
exclusive wawanlla wawankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative wawanchik wawanchikkuna
accusative wawanchikta wawanchikkunata
dative wawanchikman wawanchikkunaman
genitive wawanchikpa wawanchikkunap
locative wawanchikpi wawanchikkunapi
terminative wawanchikkama wawanchikkunakama
ablative wawanchikmanta wawanchikkunamanta
instrumental wawanchikwan wawanchikkunawan
comitative wawanchiknintin wawanchikkunantin
abessive wawanchikninnaq wawanchikkunannaq
comparative wawanchikhina wawanchikkunahina
causative wawanchikrayku wawanchikkunarayku
benefactive wawanchikpaq wawanchikkunapaq
associative wawanchikpura wawanchikkunapura
distributive wawanchikninka wawanchikkunanka
exclusive wawanchiklla wawanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative wawayku wawaykukuna
accusative wawaykuta wawaykukunata
dative wawaykuman wawaykukunaman
genitive wawaykupa wawaykukunap
locative wawaykupi wawaykukunapi
terminative wawaykukama wawaykukunakama
ablative wawaykumanta wawaykukunamanta
instrumental wawaykuwan wawaykukunawan
comitative wawaykuntin wawaykukunantin
abessive wawaykunnaq wawaykukunannaq
comparative wawaykuhina wawaykukunahina
causative wawaykurayku wawaykukunarayku
benefactive wawaykupaq wawaykukunapaq
associative wawaykupura wawaykukunapura
distributive wawaykunka wawaykukunanka
exclusive wawaykulla wawaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative wawaykichik wawaykichikkuna
accusative wawaykichikta wawaykichikkunata
dative wawaykichikman wawaykichikkunaman
genitive wawaykichikpa wawaykichikkunap
locative wawaykichikpi wawaykichikkunapi
terminative wawaykichikkama wawaykichikkunakama
ablative wawaykichikmanta wawaykichikkunamanta
instrumental wawaykichikwan wawaykichikkunawan
comitative wawaykichiknintin wawaykichikkunantin
abessive wawaykichikninnaq wawaykichikkunannaq
comparative wawaykichikhina wawaykichikkunahina
causative wawaykichikrayku wawaykichikkunarayku
benefactive wawaykichikpaq wawaykichikkunapaq
associative wawaykichikpura wawaykichikkunapura
distributive wawaykichikninka wawaykichikkunanka
exclusive wawaykichiklla wawaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative wawanku wawankukuna
accusative wawankuta wawankukunata
dative wawankuman wawankukunaman
genitive wawankupa wawankukunap
locative wawankupi wawankukunapi
terminative wawankukama wawankukunakama
ablative wawankumanta wawankukunamanta
instrumental wawankuwan wawankukunawan
comitative wawankuntin wawankukunantin
abessive wawankunnaq wawankukunannaq
comparative wawankuhina wawankukunahina
causative wawankurayku wawankukunarayku
benefactive wawankupaq wawankukunapaq
associative wawankupura wawankukunapura
distributive wawankunka wawankukunanka
exclusive wawankulla wawankukunalla

Coordinate terms

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Sakizaya

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wa.ˈwa/, [wa.ˈwa]

Noun

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wawa

  1. child

Sehwi

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Etymology

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cf. Nzima wawa, Akan ɔwawa

Noun

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wawa

  1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)[1]
    Synonym: patabo(ɛ)

References

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  1. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[8], London: Oxford University Press, page 184

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwawa/ [ˈwa.wa]
  • Rhymes: -awa
  • Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

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wawa f (plural wawas)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of guagua.

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Philippine *wáqwaq (“mouth of a river”). Compare Kapampangan uaua, Cebuano wawa, Aklanon wawa, Kankanaey wawa, Yami wawa (“sea”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ)

  1. river mouth; delta; estuary
    Synonym: delta
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of kawawa, which in turn is a contraction of kaawa-awa (“pitiful”).

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Adjective

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wawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ)

  1. (childish) pitiful; unfortunate; deserving one's pity
    Synonyms: kawawa, kaawa-awa, kahabag-habag, nakakaawa
    Wawa naman ang sanggol na iyon.
    Boohoo, that baby. (sense: crying; by extension: sad, pitiful)
    (literally, “How sad/pitiful is that baby.”)

Etymology 3

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wawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ)

  1. meaning; real sense; point (of what one says)
    Synonyms: kasaysayan, kahulugan
  2. understanding
    Synonyms: intindi, unawa, pagkaunawa, watas
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Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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wawá (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ) (obsolete)

  1. act of scaring animals
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Etymology 5

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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wawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ) (obsolete)

  1. name of the Baybayin letter ᜏ, corresponding to "wa"
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Yami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *waqwaq.

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wawa

  1. sea
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