واء

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Pattani Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).

Pronunciation

Noun

واء (waʔ) (Thai spelling)

  1. Buddhist temple

Sindhi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit वापी (vāpī).

Pronunciation

Noun

واءِ (vāi? (Devanagari वाइ)

  1. well

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Interjection

واءِ (vāi)

  1. woe!
  2. alas!
  3. fie!

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit वायु (vāyu).

Pronunciation

Noun

واءُ (vāum (Devanagari वाउ)

  1. 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 (19601988) “واءُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ