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Pattani Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).
Pronunciation
Noun
واء (waʔ) (Thai spelling)
- Buddhist temple
Sindhi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit वापी (vāpī).
Pronunciation
Noun
واءِ • (vāi) ? (Devanagari वाइ)
- well
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Interjection
واءِ • (vāi)
- woe!
- alas!
- fie!
Etymology 3
Inherited from Sanskrit वायु (vāyu).
Pronunciation
Noun
واءُ • (vāu) m (Devanagari वाउ)
- wind
References
- Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “واءِ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
- Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “واءُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
- Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “واءُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ