wawa

See also: Wawa, wáwa, wawā, and wāwa

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps related to wavey (“snow goose”)?

Noun

wawa (plural wawas)

1. A snow goose.
   • 1914, Poultney Bigelow, ‎James Henry Worman, ‎Ben James Worman, Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest (page 14)

     The last of the morning flight of noisy wawas going fieldwards were streaming from the water when I pushed out in the canoe […]

Etymology 2

Shortened and simplified form of water.

Alternative forms

• wa-wa

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwaˌwa/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

wawa (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, childish) Water. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Adangme

Etymology

cf. Akan ɔwawa, Nzima wawa

Noun

wawa

1. (Krobo dialect) obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

Amis

Noun

wawa

1. child

Anyi

Etymology

cf. Nzima wawa, Akan ɔwawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

   Synonym: patabo(ɛ)

Aymara

Etymology

Probably mimics the cry of a baby through onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.wa/

Noun

wawa

1. baby
2. child

Antonyms

• (elder): achachi

Descendants

• Spanish: guagua

Baoule

Etymology

cf. Nzima wawa, Akan ɔwawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

   Synonym: patabo(ɛ)

Chinook Jargon

Noun

wawa

1. language

   Naika wawa Chinook wawa.

   I speak Chinook Jargon.

Verb

wawa

1. to talk, say, tell
2. to speak (a language)

   Naika wawa Chinook wawa.

   I speak Chinook Jargon.

Ewe

Etymology

cf. Akan ɔwawa, Nzima wawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

Fijian

Noun

wawa

1. gut, bowels, entrails
2. tripe

Ga

Etymology

cf. Akan ɔwawa, Nzima wawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

Italian

Noun

wawa m (invariable)

1. (music) wah-wah (sound, or mute used to produce it)

Kambera

Etymology

Compare Laboya ɓawa.

Adverb

wawa

1. down

   Ni-nja la wawa-mu.

   They are below you.

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 127

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwawəʔ/, [ˈwäː.wəʔ]
• Hyphenation: wa‧wa

Noun

wáwâ

1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of uaua

Mwani

Noun

wawa class 1a (plural wawawa)

1. Alternative form of baba

Nzima

Etymology

cf. Akan ɔwawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

   Synonym: wana

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑː.wɑ/

Noun

wāwa m

1. Alternative form of wēa

Old Javanese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba. Compare Malay bawa.

Verb

wawa

1. to bring, to carry

Derived terms

• amawa
• amawani
• amawi
• awawan
• kawawa
• kawawan
• makawawan
• mamawākĕn
• mawa
• pamawa
• pamawan
• pinamawākĕn
• umawa
• wawan
• winawa
• winawan
• winawanan

 

Etymology 2

Adverb

wawa

1. Alternative spelling of wawaṅ

Etymology 3

Noun

wawa

1. Alternative spelling of wa

Quechua

Noun

wawa

1. mother's child
2. infant

Declension

declension of wawa

	singular	plural
nominative	wawa	wawakuna
accusative	wawata	wawakunata
dative	wawaman	wawakunaman
genitive	wawap	wawakunap
locative	wawapi	wawakunapi
terminative	wawakama	wawakunakama
ablative	wawamanta	wawakunamanta
instrumental	wawawan	wawakunawan
comitative	wawantin	wawakunantin
abessive	wawannaq	wawakunannaq
comparative	wawahina	wawakunahina
causative	wawarayku	wawakunarayku
benefactive	wawapaq	wawakunapaq
associative	wawapura	wawakunapura
distributive	wawanka	wawakunanka
exclusive	wawalla	wawakunalla

possessive forms of wawa

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	waway	wawaykuna
accusative	wawayta	wawaykunata
dative	wawayman	wawaykunaman
genitive	wawaypa	wawaykunap
locative	wawaypi	wawaykunapi
terminative	wawaykama	wawaykunakama
ablative	wawaymanta	wawaykunamanta
instrumental	wawaywan	wawaykunawan
comitative	wawaynintin	wawaykunantin
abessive	wawayninnaq	wawaykunannaq
comparative	wawayhina	wawaykunahina
causative	wawayrayku	wawaykunarayku
benefactive	wawaypaq	wawaykunapaq
associative	wawaypura	wawaykunapura
distributive	wawayninka	wawaykunanka
exclusive	wawaylla	wawaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	wawayki	wawaykikuna
accusative	wawaykita	wawaykikunata
dative	wawaykiman	wawaykikunaman
genitive	wawaykipa	wawaykikunap
locative	wawaykipi	wawaykikunapi
terminative	wawaykikama	wawaykikunakama
ablative	wawaykimanta	wawaykikunamanta
instrumental	wawaykiwan	wawaykikunawan
comitative	wawaykintin	wawaykikunantin
abessive	wawaykinnaq	wawaykikunannaq
comparative	wawaykihina	wawaykikunahina
causative	wawaykirayku	wawaykikunarayku
benefactive	wawaykipaq	wawaykikunapaq
associative	wawaykipura	wawaykikunapura
distributive	wawaykinka	wawaykikunanka
exclusive	wawaykilla	wawaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	wawan	wawankuna
accusative	wawanta	wawankunata
dative	wawanman	wawankunaman
genitive	wawanpa	wawankunap
locative	wawanpi	wawankunapi
terminative	wawankama	wawankunakama
ablative	wawanmanta	wawankunamanta
instrumental	wawanwan	wawankunawan
comitative	wawanintin	wawankunantin
abessive	wawanninnaq	wawankunannaq
comparative	wawanhina	wawankunahina
causative	wawanrayku	wawankunarayku
benefactive	wawanpaq	wawankunapaq
associative	wawanpura	wawankunapura
distributive	wawaninka	wawankunanka
exclusive	wawanlla	wawankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	wawanchik	wawanchikkuna
accusative	wawanchikta	wawanchikkunata
dative	wawanchikman	wawanchikkunaman
genitive	wawanchikpa	wawanchikkunap
locative	wawanchikpi	wawanchikkunapi
terminative	wawanchikkama	wawanchikkunakama
ablative	wawanchikmanta	wawanchikkunamanta
instrumental	wawanchikwan	wawanchikkunawan
comitative	wawanchiknintin	wawanchikkunantin
abessive	wawanchikninnaq	wawanchikkunannaq
comparative	wawanchikhina	wawanchikkunahina
causative	wawanchikrayku	wawanchikkunarayku
benefactive	wawanchikpaq	wawanchikkunapaq
associative	wawanchikpura	wawanchikkunapura
distributive	wawanchikninka	wawanchikkunanka
exclusive	wawanchiklla	wawanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	wawayku	wawaykukuna
accusative	wawaykuta	wawaykukunata
dative	wawaykuman	wawaykukunaman
genitive	wawaykupa	wawaykukunap
locative	wawaykupi	wawaykukunapi
terminative	wawaykukama	wawaykukunakama
ablative	wawaykumanta	wawaykukunamanta
instrumental	wawaykuwan	wawaykukunawan
comitative	wawaykuntin	wawaykukunantin
abessive	wawaykunnaq	wawaykukunannaq
comparative	wawaykuhina	wawaykukunahina
causative	wawaykurayku	wawaykukunarayku
benefactive	wawaykupaq	wawaykukunapaq
associative	wawaykupura	wawaykukunapura
distributive	wawaykunka	wawaykukunanka
exclusive	wawaykulla	wawaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	wawaykichik	wawaykichikkuna
accusative	wawaykichikta	wawaykichikkunata
dative	wawaykichikman	wawaykichikkunaman
genitive	wawaykichikpa	wawaykichikkunap
locative	wawaykichikpi	wawaykichikkunapi
terminative	wawaykichikkama	wawaykichikkunakama
ablative	wawaykichikmanta	wawaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	wawaykichikwan	wawaykichikkunawan
comitative	wawaykichiknintin	wawaykichikkunantin
abessive	wawaykichikninnaq	wawaykichikkunannaq
comparative	wawaykichikhina	wawaykichikkunahina
causative	wawaykichikrayku	wawaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	wawaykichikpaq	wawaykichikkunapaq
associative	wawaykichikpura	wawaykichikkunapura
distributive	wawaykichikninka	wawaykichikkunanka
exclusive	wawaykichiklla	wawaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	wawanku	wawankukuna
accusative	wawankuta	wawankukunata
dative	wawankuman	wawankukunaman
genitive	wawankupa	wawankukunap
locative	wawankupi	wawankukunapi
terminative	wawankukama	wawankukunakama
ablative	wawankumanta	wawankukunamanta
instrumental	wawankuwan	wawankukunawan
comitative	wawankuntin	wawankukunantin
abessive	wawankunnaq	wawankukunannaq
comparative	wawankuhina	wawankukunahina
causative	wawankurayku	wawankukunarayku
benefactive	wawankupaq	wawankukunapaq
associative	wawankupura	wawankukunapura
distributive	wawankunka	wawankukunanka
exclusive	wawankulla	wawankukunalla

See also

• churi
• ususi

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ˈwa/, [wa.ˈwa]

Noun

wawa

1. child

Sehwi

Etymology

cf. Nzima wawa, Akan ɔwawa

Noun

wawa

1. obeche, African whitewood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)

   Synonym: patabo(ɛ)

Spanish

Noun

wawa

1. Eye dialect spelling of guagua.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• uaua, vava — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *wáqwaq (“mouth of a river”). Compare Kapampangan uaua, Cebuano wawa, Aklanon wawa, Kankanaey wawa, Yami wawa (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwawaʔ/ [ˈwa.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

wawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ)

1. river mouth; delta; estuary

   Synonym: delta

Derived terms

• kawawa-wawaan
• kawawaan
• mangwawawa
• walang-kawawaan
• Wawa

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of kawawa, which in turn is a contraction of kaawa-awa (“pitiful”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwawaʔ/ [ˈwa.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Adjective

wawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ)

1. (childish) pitiful; unfortunate; deserving one's pity

   Synonyms: kawawa, kaawa-awa, kahabag-habag, nakakaawa

   Wawa naman ang sanggol na iyon.

   Boohoo, that baby. (sense: crying; by extension: sad, pitiful)

   (literally, “How sad/pitiful is that baby.”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwawaʔ/ [ˈwa.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

wawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ)

1. meaning; real sense; point (of what one says)

   Synonyms: kasaysayan, kahulugan

2. understanding

   Synonyms: intindi, unawa, pagkaunawa, watas

Derived terms

• kawawaan
• makawawa
• mawawaan

 

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˈwa/ [wɐˈwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

wawá (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ) (obsolete)

1. act of scaring animals

Derived terms

• magwawa
• wawahan

 

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˈwaʔ/ [wɐˈwaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧wa

Noun

wawâ (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜏ) (obsolete)

1. name of the Baybayin letter ᜏ, corresponding to "wa"

See also

• wa

 

Further reading

• “wawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[9] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[10], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 104: “Barra) Vava (pp) o boca de rio.”
  • page 408: “Boca) Vava (pp) del rio o la barra”
  • page 603: “V) Vava (pc) eſta letra . v . vocal tienen los Tagalos en ſu eſcritura .| . vavayaon .| ᜏ . ſumolat ca dito nang vava, eſcriue aqui vna . V . de Indio, maſamang vava yari, [bella ca] es eſta [letra] .v.”

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *waqwaq.

Noun

wawa

1. sea