different between waaw vs waag

English

Noun

waaw (plural waaws)

1. Alternative form of waw (Arabic letter)

Anagrams

• Wawa

Wolof

Alternative forms

• waawaaw

Pronunciation

Particle

waaw

1. yes

Antonyms

• déedéet

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w??/

Noun

waag (plural waags)

1. The grivet (an African monkey) - Chlorocebus aethiops

Synonyms

• grivet, tota

Anagrams

• awag

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?x/
• Hyphenation: waag
• Rhymes: -a?x

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wâge, from Old Dutch w?ga, from Proto-Germanic *w?g?.

Noun

waag f (plural wagen, diminutive waagje n)

1. weighing scales

   Synonym: weegschaal

2. place (building) where goods are weighed

   Synonym: waaggebouw

Derived terms

• boterwaag
• heksenwaag
• kaaswaag

Related terms

• waagschaal

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch w?ge f, alternative form of rare waech m, from Old Dutch *w?g, from Proto-Germanic *w?gaz. The feminine may be a mere variant (if old from Old Dutch *w?ga, from Proto-Germanic *w?g?), or it may be due to a merger with another word with an original short vowel, which is attested in Middle High German wage (“movement, shaking”), Old High German waga. See German Woge for more.

Noun

waag f (plural wagen, diminutive waagje n)

1. wave
2. water flow, current

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

waag

1. first-person singular present indicative of wagen
2. imperative of wagen

North Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *w?gaz (“motion, storm, wave”).

Noun

waag n (plural waagen)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) wave

   skümig waagen

   foaming waves

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /?wa.?a?/

Noun

waag

1. wide, open field or space
2. state or condition of being wide-open and clear to viewing

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /wa.??a?/

Adjective

waag

1. open; wide and clear (referring to a place)
2. cleared of obstructions that hinder clear viewing

Derived terms

• waagan
• waagin