wia

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossiled instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (who, what). Form 1 is also related to this stem. Compare German wie.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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wia

  1. how
    Wia vui kost'n des?How much is it?
    I woaß ned, wia groß da Bua is.I don't know how tall the boy is.

Conjunction

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wia

  1. like, as
    Iatz miassts es aufpassn wia de Haftlmåcher.Now you have to watch like a hawk.
    Da Bua is scho so groß wia sei Våter.The boy is already as tall as his father.
  2. than (comparison)
    Synonym: ois wia
    Da Bua is scho greßa wia sei Våter.The boy is already taller than his father.
  3. when
    Wiari in Island woa, håb i Nuadlichter gsehn.When I was in Iceland I saw norther lights.
    Gråd wia's as Fenster zuamåcha, schlågt da Blitz nei.Just when they closed the window a lightning stroke.

Kamba

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Noun

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wia class 6 (plural nyia)

  1. a business

Marshallese

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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wia

  1. buy; purchase
  2. sell

References

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Mokilese

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Verb

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wia

  1. to do
  2. to make

Derived terms

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Plautdietsch

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Verb

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wia

  1. first-person singular preterite of sennen
  2. third-person singular preterite of sennen