qa

See also: QA, qă, qᵃ̄, .qa, -qa, Q&A, and Q & A

Crimean Tatar

Adverb

qa

1. (Northern dialect) so where's

Usage notes

• Corresponding word in a standard Crimean Tatar: hani

K'iche'

Pronoun

qa

1. our

References

• Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary

Lushootseed

Alternative forms

• qah

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qɑ/

Numeral

qa

1. a lot, lots, many, much

Sumerian

Romanization

qa

1. Romanization of 𒋡 (qa)

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa˧/

Etymology 1

Noun

qa (classifier: tus)

1. back of the throat
2. the (inner) throat, vocal cord

   Neeg mob qa hais tsis tau lus. ― People with sore throat cannot speak.

   Haus luam yeeb ntau ces lub qa yuav puas. ― Smoking too much can ruin your vocal cords.

Derived terms

• txhaws qa (“sore throat, swollen stuffy throat”)

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

qa

1. pertaining to lizards

Derived terms

• nab qa (“lizard”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 255.