qa

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See also: QA, , qᵃ̄, .qa, -qa, Q&A, and Q & A

Crimean Tatar

Adverb

qa

  1. (Northern dialect) so where's

Usage notes

  • Corresponding word in a standard Crimean Tatar: hani

K'iche'

Pronoun

qa

  1. our

References

Lushootseed

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /qɑ/

Numeral

qa

  1. a lot, lots, many, much

Sumerian

Romanization

qa

  1. Romanization of 𒋡 (qa)

White Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned at all by Ratliff. Bears resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *ɡoː, “throat”) and other words in the area like Vietnamese cổ (neck) - perhaps an areal word, and/or a sound-symbolic formation (using guttural velars and uvulars to represent the throat).”

Noun

qa (classifier: tus)

  1. back of the throat
  2. the (inner) throat, vocal cord
    Neeg mob qa hais tsis tau lus.People with sore throat cannot speak.
    Haus luam yeeb ntau ces lub qa yuav puas.Smoking too much can ruin your vocal cords.
Derived terms
  • txhaws qa (sore throat, swollen stuffy throat)

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned at all by Ratliff. Bears a vague resemblance to Thai กิ้งก่า (gîng-gàa, lizard).”

Adjective

qa

  1. pertaining to lizards
Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 255.