different between wanka vs wanna

English

Noun

wanka (plural wankas)

1. (British) Pronunciation spelling of wanker.

Hausa

Noun

wank? m (possessed form wankan)

1. bathing

Verb

wank?? (grade 1)

1. to wash

Pitjantjatjara

Adjective

wanka

1. live
2. raw

Warlpiri

Adjective

wanka

1. raw

English

Pronunciation

• (preconsonantal)
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?w?.n?/, /?w?.n?/
• (prevocalic)
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?w?.nu/, /?w?.nu/
• Rhymes: -?n?

Contraction

wanna

1. (informal) Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.

   I wanna go home!

2. (informal) Represents a contracted pronunciation of want a.

   I wanna puppy!

Usage notes

The spoken contractions are widespread in everyday informal speech. The written contractions are inappropriate outside very casual writing or transcription of casual speech. They are common in transcriptions of pop song lyrics.

Wanna is less commonly and less regularly used as a contraction of wants to and wants a.

Derived terms

• wanna contraction

See also

• gonna
• gotta

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?n?n?/

Noun

wanná f 

1. heart

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)?^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 74

Old High German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vannus.

Noun

wanna f

1. tub

Descendants

• Middle High German: [Term?]
  • German: Wanne
    • ? Estonian: vann
    • ? Russian: ?????? (vánna) (see there for further descendants)
  • Yiddish: ??????? (vane)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from early Modern High German Wanne or its Middle High German etymon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?van.na/, [?van?a]

Noun

wanna f

1. bath, bathtub

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) wannowy

Further reading

• wanna in Polish dictionaries at PWN