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Highland Popoluca[edit]
Noun[edit]
waja
- a kind of herb with white leaves (clarification of this definition is needed)
References[edit]
- Elson, Benjamin F., Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999) Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 115
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “strength”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“lively”). Doublet of vigili.
- from Sauraseni Prakrit vajja, from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “thunderbolt”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“strong, lively”).
Reinforced as borrowing of Javanese ꦮꦗ (waja, “steel, iron”), from Old Javanese waja. Doublet of baja.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
waja (first-person possessive wajaku, second-person possessive wajamu, third-person possessive wajanya)
- Alternative spelling of baja (“steel”)).
Further reading[edit]
- “waja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Old Javanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown, probably
- from Sanskrit वाज (vāja, “strength”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“lively”).
- from Sauraseni Prakrit vajja, from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “thunderbolt”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“strong, lively”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
waja
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “waja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Swahili[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
waja
Ternate[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
waja
References[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Ye'kwana[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
waja (possessed wajai)
References[edit]
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “waja”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[2], Lyon
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “waha”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 290
- Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN: “waja”
- Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 42: “waja”
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From wọ̀ (“to enter”) + àjà (“ceiling, attic”), literally “To enter the ceiling”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
wàjà
- (euphemistic, idiomatic) to pass on, this is specifically reserved for a king, queen, or chief as it is believed a ruler or a chief doesn't die (kú), but instead passes on into another world
- Synonym: tẹ́rígbaṣọ
- ọbá wàjà ― The king has passed on
Etymology 2[edit]
From wá (“to look for”) + ìjà (“fight”), literally “To look for a fight”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
wájà
- to look for a fight, to be belligerent
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