wara
See also: wara', waṟa, waɽa, wára, wārā, and wårå
Awabakal
Noun
wara
- four or five
- palm of the hand
Balinese
Romanization
wara
- Romanization of ᬯᬭ
- Romanization of ᬯᬵᬭ
- Romanization of ᬯ᭄ᬯᬭ
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wa‧ra
- IPA(key): /waˈɾaʔ/
Adjective
warâ
- lost; disappeared
- Nawara sana siya.
- S/he's just disappeared.
- (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) absent
- Wara naman siya sa klase.
- S/he's absent again in class.
- Synonyms: mayo, awsente
- Antonym: yaon
Pronoun
warâ
- (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody
- Wara ki tawo sa balay.
- There's no one in the house.
- Synonyms: mayo, dai
- Antonyms: igwa, may
Derived terms
- magwara
- makawara
- mawara
- pawara
- waraon
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦮꦫ (wara, “words”),
- from Old Javanese wiwarana, ultimately from Sanskrit विवरण (vivaraṇa).
- from Old Javanese warah (“communication, information, report, instruction, teaching”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈwara]
- Hyphenation: wa‧ra
Root
wara
- announcement
Affixed terms
- pewara
- wara-wara
- wewara
Compounds
- pariwara
- sandiwara
Further reading
- “wara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
wara
- Rōmaji transcription of わら
Javanese
Romanization
wara
- Romanization of ꦮꦫ.
Maltese
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Etymology
From Arabic وَرَاء (warāʾ, “behind, beyond”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwara/
Preposition
wara
- (local) behind
- Antonym: quddiem
- (temporal) after
- Antonym: qabel
Inflection
- Usual forms:
| Inflected forms of wara | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||
| 1st person | waraji | warajna | |||
| 2nd person | warajek | warajkom | |||
| 3rd person | waraju | warajha | warajhom | ||
- Rarer alternative forms:
| Inflected forms of wara | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||
| 1st person | wrajja | wrajna | |||
| 2nd person | wrajk | wrajkom | |||
| 3rd person | wrajh | wrajha | wrajhom | ||
Old High German
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *war, from Proto-Germanic *warō (“attention”), whence also Old English wær.
Noun
wara f
- attention
Descendants
- Middle High German: war
- German: *Wahr (wahrnehmen, verwahrlosen)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *wērō (“truth”), whence also Old English wær.
Noun
wāra f
- truth
- agreement
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.ra/
- Rhymes: -ra
- Homophone: wāra
- Hyphenation: wa‧ra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit वर (vara).
Noun
wara
- favour, gift
- eminent, precious, select
Proper noun
wara
- before personal names of young men and women
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦮꦫ (wara, “lady”)
- → Balinese: ᬯᬭ (wara, “superior”)
Noun
wara
- Alternative spelling of awara (“screen”)
Derived terms
- winara
Adverb
wara
- Alternative spelling of wwara (“to be there; to be present”)
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed; be watchful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈva.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: wa‧ra
Interjection
wara
- attention!, beware! (used to dogs)
Derived terms
verb
- warować
Further reading
- wara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Quechua
Noun
wara
- pants, jeans
Declension
declension of wara
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wara | warakuna |
| accusative | warata | warakunata |
| dative | waraman | warakunaman |
| genitive | warap | warakunap |
| locative | warapi | warakunapi |
| terminative | warakama | warakunakama |
| ablative | waramanta | warakunamanta |
| instrumental | warawan | warakunawan |
| comitative | warantin | warakunantin |
| abessive | warannaq | warakunannaq |
| comparative | warahina | warakunahina |
| causative | wararayku | warakunarayku |
| benefactive | warapaq | warakunapaq |
| associative | warapura | warakunapura |
| distributive | waranka | warakunanka |
| exclusive | waralla | warakunalla |
possessive forms of wara
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | waray | waraykuna |
| accusative | warayta | waraykunata |
| dative | warayman | waraykunaman |
| genitive | waraypa | waraykunap |
| locative | waraypi | waraykunapi |
| terminative | waraykama | waraykunakama |
| ablative | waraymanta | waraykunamanta |
| instrumental | waraywan | waraykunawan |
| comitative | waraynintin | waraykunantin |
| abessive | warayninnaq | waraykunannaq |
| comparative | warayhina | waraykunahina |
| causative | warayrayku | waraykunarayku |
| benefactive | waraypaq | waraykunapaq |
| associative | waraypura | waraykunapura |
| distributive | warayninka | waraykunanka |
| exclusive | waraylla | waraykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | warayki | waraykikuna |
| accusative | waraykita | waraykikunata |
| dative | waraykiman | waraykikunaman |
| genitive | waraykipa | waraykikunap |
| locative | waraykipi | waraykikunapi |
| terminative | waraykikama | waraykikunakama |
| ablative | waraykimanta | waraykikunamanta |
| instrumental | waraykiwan | waraykikunawan |
| comitative | waraykintin | waraykikunantin |
| abessive | waraykinnaq | waraykikunannaq |
| comparative | waraykihina | waraykikunahina |
| causative | waraykirayku | waraykikunarayku |
| benefactive | waraykipaq | waraykikunapaq |
| associative | waraykipura | waraykikunapura |
| distributive | waraykinka | waraykikunanka |
| exclusive | waraykilla | waraykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | waran | warankuna |
| accusative | waranta | warankunata |
| dative | waranman | warankunaman |
| genitive | waranpa | warankunap |
| locative | waranpi | warankunapi |
| terminative | warankama | warankunakama |
| ablative | waranmanta | warankunamanta |
| instrumental | waranwan | warankunawan |
| comitative | waranintin | warankunantin |
| abessive | waranninnaq | warankunannaq |
| comparative | waranhina | warankunahina |
| causative | waranrayku | warankunarayku |
| benefactive | waranpaq | warankunapaq |
| associative | waranpura | warankunapura |
| distributive | waraninka | warankunanka |
| exclusive | waranlla | warankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | waranchik | waranchikkuna |
| accusative | waranchikta | waranchikkunata |
| dative | waranchikman | waranchikkunaman |
| genitive | waranchikpa | waranchikkunap |
| locative | waranchikpi | waranchikkunapi |
| terminative | waranchikkama | waranchikkunakama |
| ablative | waranchikmanta | waranchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | waranchikwan | waranchikkunawan |
| comitative | waranchiknintin | waranchikkunantin |
| abessive | waranchikninnaq | waranchikkunannaq |
| comparative | waranchikhina | waranchikkunahina |
| causative | waranchikrayku | waranchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | waranchikpaq | waranchikkunapaq |
| associative | waranchikpura | waranchikkunapura |
| distributive | waranchikninka | waranchikkunanka |
| exclusive | waranchiklla | waranchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | warayku | waraykukuna |
| accusative | waraykuta | waraykukunata |
| dative | waraykuman | waraykukunaman |
| genitive | waraykupa | waraykukunap |
| locative | waraykupi | waraykukunapi |
| terminative | waraykukama | waraykukunakama |
| ablative | waraykumanta | waraykukunamanta |
| instrumental | waraykuwan | waraykukunawan |
| comitative | waraykuntin | waraykukunantin |
| abessive | waraykunnaq | waraykukunannaq |
| comparative | waraykuhina | waraykukunahina |
| causative | waraykurayku | waraykukunarayku |
| benefactive | waraykupaq | waraykukunapaq |
| associative | waraykupura | waraykukunapura |
| distributive | waraykunka | waraykukunanka |
| exclusive | waraykulla | waraykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | waraykichik | waraykichikkuna |
| accusative | waraykichikta | waraykichikkunata |
| dative | waraykichikman | waraykichikkunaman |
| genitive | waraykichikpa | waraykichikkunap |
| locative | waraykichikpi | waraykichikkunapi |
| terminative | waraykichikkama | waraykichikkunakama |
| ablative | waraykichikmanta | waraykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | waraykichikwan | waraykichikkunawan |
| comitative | waraykichiknintin | waraykichikkunantin |
| abessive | waraykichikninnaq | waraykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | waraykichikhina | waraykichikkunahina |
| causative | waraykichikrayku | waraykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | waraykichikpaq | waraykichikkunapaq |
| associative | waraykichikpura | waraykichikkunapura |
| distributive | waraykichikninka | waraykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | waraykichiklla | waraykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | waranku | warankukuna |
| accusative | warankuta | warankukunata |
| dative | warankuman | warankukunaman |
| genitive | warankupa | warankukunap |
| locative | warankupi | warankukunapi |
| terminative | warankukama | warankukunakama |
| ablative | warankumanta | warankukunamanta |
| instrumental | warankuwan | warankukunawan |
| comitative | warankuntin | warankukunantin |
| abessive | warankunnaq | warankukunannaq |
| comparative | warankuhina | warankukunahina |
| causative | warankurayku | warankukunarayku |
| benefactive | warankupaq | warankukunapaq |
| associative | warankupura | warankukunapura |
| distributive | warankunka | warankukunanka |
| exclusive | warankulla | warankukunalla |
Tiruray
Noun
wara
- (anatomy) shoulder
Tok Pisin
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Etymology
From English water.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwara/
Noun
wara
- water
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:10:
- Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara
- →New International Version translation
-
- river, stream
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:10:
- Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara
- →New International Version translation
-
- flow of water
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:2:
- Tudak i karamapim bikpela wara na spirit bilong God i go i kam antap long en.
- →New International Version translation
-
Derived terms
- haiwara
- hanwara
- kolwara
- loliwara
- muliwara
- raunwara
- solwara
Woi
Noun
wara
- hand
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wà.ɾà/
Noun
wàrà
- milk
- Synonym: mílíìkì
- a kind of Fulani cheese, similar to cottage cheese
Derived terms
- wàràkàṣì (“cheese, yoghurt”)