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naa

English

Verb

naa

  1. (Tyneside) Alternative spelling of knaa

Anagrams

  • -ana, A.A.N., ANA, Aan, Ana, ana, ana-

Garo

Verb

naa

  1. to rise
  2. to appear

Related terms

  • nabaa

Inari Sami

Etymology

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

Interjection

naa

  1. yes

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Mandinka

Verb

naa

  1. to come, approach

Adverb

naa

  1. almost, nearly
  2. on the verge

Noun

naa

  1. mother
  2. powdered baobab leaf
  3. coming

Navajo

Postposition

naa

  1. to you
  2. about you, around
  3. into you

Inflection


Ojibwe

Particle

naa

  1. emphatic particle

Wolof

Pronoun

naa

  1. I (first person singular terminative pronoun)

Usage notes

This pronoun conveys both person and aspect.

  • forms past tense with action verbs or present tense with static verbs.

See also

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waa

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

waa

  1. The sound of a baby crying.

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

waa (plural waa)

  1. Alternative form of wa (Thai unit of length)

Anagrams

  • AAW

Alaba

Noun

waa

  1. water

References

  • Joachim Crass, Das K'abeena: deskriptive Grammatik einer hochlandostkuschitischen Sprache (2005)

Alemannic German

Pronoun

waa

  1. Alternative form of waas

Burji

Noun

wáa

  1. water

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)

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va?/

Interjection

waa

  1. expression of praise

Noun

waa

  1. pendant

References

  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
  • (2015) Ma Gamilaraay

Garo

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/r/s-wa

Verb

waa (intransitive)

  1. to rain

See also

  • mikka

References

  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon?[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 363

Kaurna

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va?/

Adverb

waa

  1. where

Nzadi

Noun

wàá (plural m?n)

  1. village

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

  1. my! (exclamation)

See also

  • waa-

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 and Burji waa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?wa?/

Noun

waa m

  1. water

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81

Siuslaw

Verb

waa

  1. to speak

Somali

Particle

waa

  1. Topic marker which draws attention to the verb.

Usage notes

Placed before the verb; does not change normal word order.


Wathaurong

Noun

waa

  1. raven

Wolio

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a?/

Noun

waa

  1. fire

References

  • Anceaux, Johannes C. 1987. Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia). Dordrecht: Foris.

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