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See also: wáta and Wāta

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

From English water.

Noun

wata

  1. water

References

  • Susan Shepherd, Modals in Antiguan Creole (1981)
  • Karl Martin Loeffler Reisman, "The Isle is Full of Noises": A Study of Creole in the Speech Patterns of Antigua (1964)

Chamicuro

Noun

wata

  1. year

Gullah

Etymology

From English water.

Noun

wata

  1. water

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

watā̀ m (plural wàtànnī, possessed form watàn)

  1. moon
  2. month

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Pronoun

wata f

  1. feminine of wani

Japanese

Romanization

wata

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わた

Javanese

Romanization

wata

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦠ

Krio

Etymology

From English water.

Noun

wata

  1. water

References

  • Peace Corps Sierra Leone (1985) Krio Language Manual

Maguindanao

Etymology

Akin to Maranao bata'.

Noun

wata

  1. child

Numbami

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

wata

  1. four

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Watte, from Dutch watten, from Middle French ouate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: wa‧ta

Noun

wata f

  1. cotton wool (raw fibers of cotton)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

  • wata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua

Noun

wata

  1. year

Declension

Derived terms