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wasai

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See also: wāsài, wāsāi, wàsǎi, and wàsài

Brunei Bisaya

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay. Compare Asi busay, Bikol Central busay, Cebuano busay and Tausug busay.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: wa‧sai

Noun

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wasai

  1. waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Brunei Bisaya wasai.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wasaj/
  • Hyphenation: wa‧sai

Noun

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wasai

  1. waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

Synonyms

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Central Dusun

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay. Compare Asi busay, Bikol Central busay, Cebuano busay and Tausug busay.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: wa‧sai

Noun

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wasai

  1. waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wá.sái/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wə́.séi]

Ideophone

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wasai

  1. (of the sky) very bright

Lotud

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay. Compare Asi busay, Bikol Central busay, Cebuano busay and Tausug busay.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: wa‧sai

Noun

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wasai

  1. waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

Tambunan Dusun

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay. Compare Asi busay, Bikol Central busay, Cebuano busay and Tausug busay.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: wa‧sai

Noun

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wasai

  1. waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

Urubú-Kaapor

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡saʔi.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /wasaˈi/
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Hyphenation: wa‧sa‧i

    Noun

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    wasai

    1. acai berry
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    References

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    • James Yoshio Kakumasu, Kiyoko Kakumasu, compilers (2007) [1988], “wasai”, in Dicionário por Tópicos Kaapor–Português [Kaapor–Portuguese Topical Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Portuguese), Cuiabá: Sociedade Internacional de Lingüística, page 143