wata

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See also: wáta and Wāta

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English water.

Noun[edit]

wata

  1. water

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Noun[edit]

wata

  1. year

Gullah[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English water.

Noun[edit]

wata

  1. water

Hausa[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /wá.tàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wə́.tàː]

Noun[edit]

watā̀ m (plural wàtànnī, possessed form watàn)

  1. moon
  2. month

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /wá.tá/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wə́.tə́]

Pronoun[edit]

wata f

  1. feminine of wani

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

wata

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わた

Javanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

wata

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦠ

Krio[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English water.

Noun[edit]

wata

  1. water

References[edit]

  • Peace Corps Sierra Leone (1985) Krio Language Manual[1]

Maguindanao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to Maranao bata'.

Noun[edit]

wata

  1. child

Numbami[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

wata

  1. four

Further reading[edit]

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

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

wata f

  1. cotton wool (raw fibers of cotton)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

nouns

Further reading[edit]

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

Quechua[edit]

Noun[edit]

wata

  1. year

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]