waya
See also: wāyā-
Aleut
Pronunciation
- (Western) IPA(key): /ˈwaja/
Adverb
waya
- (Western) right here
- (Western) now
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Antillean Creole
Etymology
From English wire.
Noun
waya
- wire
East Makian
Noun
waya
- water
References
- C. L. Voorhoeve, The Makian Languages and Their Neighbours (1982) (as waya)
- Yuiti Wada, Correspondance of Consonants in North Halmahera Languages (1980) (as woya)
Ma'ya
Noun
waya
- water
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics)
Swahili
waya
Noun
waya (n class, plural nyaya)
- wire (thin thread of metal)