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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Lashi (-ˀu, “cotton”) (Hill 2019, p. 68) with further origin uncertain. Not given etymology by STEDT (wa "cotton"), while Luce adduces Tibetan བལ (bal, “wool”) as a cognate.[1] Note also similarities to Vietnamese vải (“cloth, fabric”).
Noun
ဝါ • (wa)
- cotton plant
- undressed cotton
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣa, “rain; year”).
Noun
ဝါ • (wa)
- period of monsoon retreat for Buddhist monks; Buddhist lent
- number of years of monkhood
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sanskrit वार (vāra, “moment, occasion”).
Noun
ဝါ • (wa)
- (day or night) religious lesson given to monks
Etymology 4
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/s-wa (“white; yellow; bright”), which is part of a complex word family with many allofams. More distant cognates from the allofam *hwaŋ (“shine, bright, yellow”) include ဝင်း (wang:, “bright”) and Old Chinese 黃 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ, “yellow”) (STEDT).
Adjective
ဝါ • (wa)
- yellow
- (of voice) stentorian, loud
Verb
ဝါ • (wa)
- to boast, brag, exaggerate
Noun
ဝါ • (wa)
- aura, glow
- sight, look, vision
Derived terms
Proper noun
ဝါ • (wa)
- a female given name
See also
Etymology 5
Borrowed from Pali vā.
Conjunction
ဝါ • (wa)
- in other words; or; also known as
Derived terms
Etymology 6
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Related to ထွာ (htwa, “to measure”), via a dropped initial?”
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Verb
ဝါ • (wa)
- to estimate length, height
Noun
ဝါ • (wa)
- extent, span, part
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-WA Finals (141. Cotton (raw)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 8
Further reading
Mon
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Classifier
ဝါ (wā)
- time (for counting)
တ္ၚဲကောန်ဂကူမန်မရနုက်ကဵု (၆၈) ဝါ- The 68th Mon National Day
Etymology 2
Noun
ဝါ (wā)
- open ground not under cultivation or pasture
- Alternative form of ဝဴ
Etymology 3
Compare Thai ว่าว (wâao).
Noun
ဝါ (wā)
- kite
Derived terms
Pali
Alternative scripts
- vā (Latin script)
- 𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- वा (Devanagari script)
- ৰা (Bengali script)
- වා (Sinhalese script)
- ဝႃ (Burmese script)
- วา (Thai script)
- ᩅᩤ (Tai Tham script)
- ວາ (Lao script)
- វា (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄂 (Chakma script)
Conjunction
ဝါ (vā)
- Burmese script form of vā
Pa'o Karen
Etymology
From Proto-Karen *ɡwaᴬ (“husband”) (Luangthongkum, 2019). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဝၤ (wā), Western Kayah ꤠꤢꤧ꤬ (vàe).
Pronunciation
- (Northern Pa'o) IPA(key): /wa³³/
- (Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /wa⁵³/
Noun
ဝါ (transliteration needed)
- husband
S'gaw Karen
Etymology
From Proto-Karen *ʔbwaᴬ (“white”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ʔwa³ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/s-wa (“white; yellow; bright”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ဗွာ, Western Pwo ဘွၩ, Eastern Pwo အွာ (ʔwà), Western Kayah ꤙꤢꤨ꤭ (bū).
Adjective
ဝါ • (wah)
- white