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วา

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See also: ว่า

Chong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *swaaʔ (monkey).

Noun

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วา (transliteration needed)

  1. monkey.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Conjunction

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วา ()

  1. Thai script form of (or)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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วา

  1. Thai script (with implicit vowels) form of , which is ablative singular of (va, letter 'v')
  2. Thai script (without implicit vowels) form of , which is ablative singular of วะ (va, letter 'v')

Pattani Malay

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Noun

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วา (wa)

  1. Alternative form of وا

Thai

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *waːᴬ⁴ (arm-spread, a measure of length); Cognate with Northern Thai ᩅᩤ, Khün ᩅᩤ, Lao ວາ (), ᦞᦱ (vaa), Tai Dón ꪫꪱ, Shan ဝႃး (wáa), Tai Nüa ᥝᥣᥰ (wäa), Phake ဝႃ (), Ahom 𑜈𑜠 (ba).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicวา
w ā
RomanizationPaiboonwaa
Royal Institutewa
(standard) IPA(key)/waː˧/(R)

Noun

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วา (waa)

  1. wa: a traditional unit of length comparable in length to a fathom, and now equal to 2 metres. Abbreviation: ว. (wɔɔ).

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: wa

Verb

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วา (waa) (abstract noun การวา)

  1. to stretch out both arms.