wara

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See also: wara', waṟa, waɽa, wára, wārā, and wårå

Awabakal

Noun

wara

  1. four or five
  2. palm of the hand

Balinese

Romanization

wara

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

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

warâ

  1. lost; disappeared
    Nawara sana siya.
    S/he's just disappeared.
  2. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) absent
    Wara naman siya sa klase.
    S/he's absent again in class.
    Synonyms: mayo, awsente
    Antonym: yaon

Pronoun

warâ

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody
    Wara ki tawo sa balay.
    There's no one in the house.
    Synonyms: mayo, dai
    Antonyms: igwa, may

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦮꦫ (wara, words),

Pronunciation

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

Root

wara

  1. announcement

Affixed terms

Compounds

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

wara

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わら

Javanese

Romanization

wara

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦫ.

Maltese

Root
w-r-j
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَاء (warāʔ, behind, beyond).

Pronunciation

Preposition

wara

  1. (local) behind
    Antonym: quddiem
  2. (temporal) after
    Antonym: qabel

Inflection

  • Usual forms:
Inflected forms of wara
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person wara warana
2nd person wara warakom
3rd person wara waraha warahom
  • Rarer alternative forms:
Inflected forms of wara
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person wara warana
2nd person wara warakom
3rd person wara waraha warahom

Old High German

Etymology 1

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

Noun

wara f

  1. attention
Descendants
  • Middle High German: war

Etymology 2

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

Noun

wāra f

  1. truth
  2. agreement

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit वर (vara).

Noun

wara

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

Proper noun

wara

  1. before personal names of young men and women

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

wara

  1. Alternative spelling of awara (screen)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Adverb

wara

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

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to heed; be watchful).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.ra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: wa‧ra

Interjection

wara

  1. attention!, beware! (used to dogs)

Derived terms

verb

Further reading

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

Quechua

Noun

wara

  1. pants, jeans

Declension

Tiruray

Noun

wara

  1. (anatomy) shoulder

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

From English water.

Pronunciation

Noun

wara

  1. water
  2. river, stream
  3. flow of water

Derived terms

Woi

Noun

wara

  1. hand

Yoruba

Pronunciation

Noun

wàrà

  1. milk
    Synonym: mílíìkì
  2. a kind of Fulani cheese, similar to cottage cheese

Derived terms