wawa

See also: Wawa, wáwa, wawā, and wāwa

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps related to wavey (“snow goose”)?

Noun

wawa (plural wawas)

1. A snow goose.
   • 1914, Poultney Bigelow, James Henry Worman, Ben James Worman, Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest, page 14:

     The last of the morning flight of noisy wawas going fieldwards were streaming from the water when I pushed out in the canoe […]

Etymology 2

Shortened and simplified form of water.

Alternative forms

• wa-wa

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwaˌwa/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

wawa (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, childish) Water. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Adangme

Etymology

cf. Akan ɔwawa, Nzima wawa

Noun

wawa

1. (Krobo dialect) obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

Amis

Noun

wawa

1. child

Anyi

Etymology

cf. Nzima wawa, Akan ɔwawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

   Synonym: patabo(ɛ)

Aymara

Etymology

Probably mimics the cry of a baby through onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.wa/

Noun

wawa

1. baby
2. child

Antonyms

• (elder): achachi

Descendants

• Spanish: guagua

Baoule

Etymology

cf. Nzima wawa, Akan ɔwawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

   Synonym: patabo(ɛ)

Chinook Jargon

Noun

wawa

1. language

   Naika wawa Chinook wawa.

   I speak Chinook Jargon.

Verb

wawa

1. to talk, say, tell
2. to speak (a language)

   Naika wawa Chinook wawa.

   I speak Chinook Jargon.

Ewe

Etymology

cf. Akan ɔwawa, Nzima wawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

Fijian

Noun

wawa

1. gut, bowels, entrails
2. tripe

Ga

Etymology

cf. Akan ɔwawa, Nzima wawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.wa/, [ˈwa.wa]

Noun

wawa (plural wawa-wawa)

1. gibbon

Synonyms

• owa
• ungka
• wau-wau

Further reading

• “wawa” 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.

Italian

Noun

wawa m (invariable)

1. (music) wah-wah (sound, or mute used to produce it)

Kambera

Etymology

Compare Laboya ɓawa.

Adverb

wawa

1. down

   Ni-nja la wawa-mu.

   They are below you.

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 127

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwawəʔ/ [ˈwäː.wəʔ]
• Hyphenation: wa‧wa

Noun

wáwâ

1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of uaua

Mwani

Noun

wawa class 1a (plural wawawa)

1. Alternative form of baba

Nzima

Etymology

cf. Akan ɔwawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

   Synonym: wana

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑː.wɑ/

Noun

wāwa m

1. Alternative form of wēa

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wāwa	wāwan
accusative	wāwan	wāwan
genitive	wāwan	wāwana
dative	wāwan	wāwam, wāwaum

Old Javanese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba. Compare Malay bawa.

Verb

wawa

1. to bring, to carry

Derived terms

• amawa
• amawani
• amawi
• awawan
• kawawa
• kawawan
• makawawan
• mamawākĕn
• mawa
• pamawa
• pamawan
• pinamawākĕn
• umawa
• wawan
• winawa
• winawan
• winawanan

Etymology 2

Adverb

wawa

1. Alternative spelling of wawaṅ

Etymology 3

Noun

wawa

1. Alternative spelling of wa

Quechua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.wa/

Noun

wawa

1. the child of a woman
2. a baby or infant child

Declension

Declension of wawa

	singular	plural
nominative	wawa	wawakuna
accusative	wawata	wawakunata
dative	wawaman	wawakunaman
genitive	wawap	wawakunap
locative	wawapi	wawakunapi
terminative	wawakama	wawakunakama
ablative	wawamanta	wawakunamanta
instrumental	wawawan	wawakunawan
comitative	wawantin	wawakunantin
abessive	wawannaq	wawakunannaq
comparative	wawahina	wawakunahina
causative	wawarayku	wawakunarayku
benefactive	wawapaq	wawakunapaq
associative	wawapura	wawakunapura
distributive	wawanka	wawakunanka
exclusive	wawalla	wawakunalla

Possessive forms of wawa

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative waway wawaykuna accusative wawayta wawaykunata dative wawayman wawaykunaman genitive wawaypa wawaykunap locative wawaypi wawaykunapi terminative wawaykama wawaykunakama ablative wawaymanta wawaykunamanta instrumental wawaywan wawaykunawan comitative wawaynintin wawaykunantin abessive wawayninnaq wawaykunannaq comparative wawayhina wawaykunahina causative wawayrayku wawaykunarayku benefactive wawaypaq wawaykunapaq associative wawaypura wawaykunapura distributive wawayninka wawaykunanka exclusive wawaylla wawaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative wawayki wawaykikuna accusative wawaykita wawaykikunata dative wawaykiman wawaykikunaman genitive wawaykipa wawaykikunap locative wawaykipi wawaykikunapi terminative wawaykikama wawaykikunakama ablative wawaykimanta wawaykikunamanta instrumental wawaykiwan wawaykikunawan comitative wawaykintin wawaykikunantin abessive wawaykinnaq wawaykikunannaq comparative wawaykihina wawaykikunahina causative wawaykirayku wawaykikunarayku benefactive wawaykipaq wawaykikunapaq associative wawaykipura wawaykikunapura distributive wawaykinka wawaykikunanka exclusive wawaykilla wawaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative wawan wawankuna accusative wawanta wawankunata dative wawanman wawankunaman genitive wawanpa wawankunap locative wawanpi wawankunapi terminative wawankama wawankunakama ablative wawanmanta wawankunamanta instrumental wawanwan wawankunawan comitative wawanintin wawankunantin abessive wawanninnaq wawankunannaq comparative wawanhina wawankunahina causative wawanrayku wawankunarayku benefactive wawanpaq wawankunapaq associative wawanpura wawankunapura distributive wawaninka wawankunanka exclusive wawanlla wawankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative wawanchik wawanchikkuna accusative wawanchikta wawanchikkunata dative wawanchikman wawanchikkunaman genitive wawanchikpa wawanchikkunap locative wawanchikpi wawanchikkunapi terminative wawanchikkama wawanchikkunakama ablative wawanchikmanta wawanchikkunamanta instrumental wawanchikwan wawanchikkunawan comitative wawanchiknintin wawanchikkunantin abessive wawanchikninnaq wawanchikkunannaq comparative wawanchikhina wawanchikkunahina causative wawanchikrayku wawanchikkunarayku benefactive wawanchikpaq wawanchikkunapaq associative wawanchikpura wawanchikkunapura distributive wawanchikninka wawanchikkunanka exclusive wawanchiklla wawanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative wawayku wawaykukuna accusative wawaykuta wawaykukunata dative wawaykuman wawaykukunaman genitive wawaykupa wawaykukunap locative wawaykupi wawaykukunapi terminative wawaykukama wawaykukunakama ablative wawaykumanta wawaykukunamanta instrumental wawaykuwan wawaykukunawan comitative wawaykuntin wawaykukunantin abessive wawaykunnaq wawaykukunannaq comparative wawaykuhina wawaykukunahina causative wawaykurayku wawaykukunarayku benefactive wawaykupaq wawaykukunapaq associative wawaykupura wawaykukunapura distributive wawaykunka wawaykukunanka exclusive wawaykulla wawaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative wawaykichik wawaykichikkuna accusative wawaykichikta wawaykichikkunata dative wawaykichikman wawaykichikkunaman genitive wawaykichikpa wawaykichikkunap locative wawaykichikpi wawaykichikkunapi terminative wawaykichikkama wawaykichikkunakama ablative wawaykichikmanta wawaykichikkunamanta instrumental wawaykichikwan wawaykichikkunawan comitative wawaykichiknintin wawaykichikkunantin abessive wawaykichikninnaq wawaykichikkunannaq comparative wawaykichikhina wawaykichikkunahina causative wawaykichikrayku wawaykichikkunarayku benefactive wawaykichikpaq wawaykichikkunapaq associative wawaykichikpura wawaykichikkunapura distributive wawaykichikninka wawaykichikkunanka exclusive wawaykichiklla wawaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative wawanku wawankukuna accusative wawankuta wawankukunata dative wawankuman wawankukunaman genitive wawankupa wawankukunap locative wawankupi wawankukunapi terminative wawankukama wawankukunakama ablative wawankumanta wawankukunamanta instrumental wawankuwan wawankukunawan comitative wawankuntin wawankukunantin abessive wawankunnaq wawankukunannaq comparative wawankuhina wawankukunahina causative wawankurayku wawankukunarayku benefactive wawankupaq wawankukunapaq associative wawankupura wawankukunapura distributive wawankunka wawankukunanka exclusive wawankulla wawankukunalla

Coordinate terms

• • churi
  • ususi

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ˈwa/, [wa.ˈwa]

Noun

wawa

1. child

Sehwi

Etymology

cf. Nzima wawa, Akan ɔwawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

   Synonym: patabo(ɛ)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwawa/ [ˈwa.wa]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

wawa f (plural wawas)

1. Eye dialect spelling of guagua.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• uaua, vava — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *wáqwaq (“mouth of a river”). Compare Kapampangan uaua, Cebuano wawa, Aklanon wawa, Kankanaey wawa, Yami wawa (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwawaʔ/ [ˈwaː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

wawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ)

1. river mouth; delta; estuary

   Synonym: delta

Derived terms

• kawawa-wawaan
• kawawaan
• mangwawawa
• walang-kawawaan
• Wawa

Etymology 2

Clipping of kawawa, which in turn is a contraction of kaawa-awa (“pitiful”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwawaʔ/ [ˈwaː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Adjective

wawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ)

1. (childish) pitiful; unfortunate; deserving one's pity

   Synonyms: kawawa, kaawa-awa, kahabag-habag, nakakaawa

   Wawa naman ang sanggol na iyon.

   Boohoo, that baby. (sense: crying; by extension: sad, pitiful)

   (literally, “How sad/pitiful is that baby.”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwawaʔ/ [ˈwaː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

wawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ)

1. meaning; real sense; point (of what one says)

   Synonyms: kasaysayan, kahulugan

2. understanding

   Synonyms: intindi, unawa, pagkaunawa, watas

Derived terms

• kawawaan
• makawawa
• mawawaan

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˈwa/ [wɐˈwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

wawá (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ) (obsolete)

1. act of scaring animals

Derived terms

• magwawa
• wawahan

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˈwaʔ/ [wɐˈwaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

wawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ) (obsolete)

1. name of the Baybayin letter ᜏ, corresponding to "wa"

See also

• wa

Further reading

• “wawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[9] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[10], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 104: “Barra) Vava (pp) o boca de rio.”
  • page 408: “Boca) Vava (pp) del rio o la barra”
  • page 603: “V) Vava (pc) eſta letra . v . vocal tienen los Tagalos en ſu eſcritura .| . vavayaon .| ᜏ . ſumolat ca dito nang vava, eſcriue aqui vna . V . de Indio, maſamang vava yari, [bella ca] es eſta [letra] .v.”

Anagrams

• aw-aw

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *waqwaq.

Noun

wawa

1. sea