weda

See also: Weda, węda, and Węda

Jamaican Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.da/

Etymology 1

Derived from English whether.

Conjunction

weda

1. whether (indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative ar))
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 1 Piita 2:13-14:

     Siek-a wa di Laad du, mek shuor se unu lisn di piipl dem we ruul uova unu an du wa dem se unu fi du, weda di king we a di ed, ar di govana we di king sen out fi ponish di piipl dem we du rang, ar big op di wan dem we du wa rait.

     Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.

   • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 2:

     Fordamuor, no kaina baiyas no fi bies pan govament, di powa an aatariti fi paas laa ar di worlwaid (intanashinal) pozishan (stietos) we di konchri av ar teritori we smadi kom fram, weda it bi a konchri wid dem ouna govament (indipendent), a konchri we no govan itself an anda di aatariti a di Yuunaitid Nieshan (chros), a konchri we no fuli govan itself ar anda eni ada rischrikshan wid ai powa an aatariti fi govan itself.

     Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Etymology 2

Derived from English weather.

Noun

weda

1. weather
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 16:2:

     So im se, “Wen iivnin kom ef di skai red unu se, ‘Di weda a-go gud tumaro kaa di skai red’

     He answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

Further reading

• Larry Chang (2014) Biesik Jumiekan: Introduction to Jamaican Language, Chuu Wod, →ISBN, page 234

Sudovian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wed-, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-. Related to Lithuanian vèsti (“to guide, lead”), Latvian vest (“to lead”), Old Prussian westwey (“to lead”).

Noun

weda

1. trail, route
   • “Pagan dialects from Narew” line 126, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):

     szlach [szlak] — weda

     szlach [szlak] — trail

West Makian

Etymology

An unexplained alteration of peda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.d̪a/

Noun

weda

1. Alternative form of peda (“machete”)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics