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wata

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See also: wáta and Wāta

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

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Etymology

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From English water.

Noun

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wata

  1. water

References

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  • 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

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Noun

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wata

  1. year

Gullah

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Etymology

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From English water.

Noun

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wata

  1. water

Hausa

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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watā̀ m (plural wàtànnī, possessed form watàn)

  1. moon
  2. month

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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wata f

  1. feminine of wani

Japanese

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Romanization

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wata

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わた

Javanese

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Romanization

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wata

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦠ

Krio

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Etymology

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From English water.

Noun

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wata

  1. water

References

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

Maguindanao

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Etymology

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Akin to Maranao bata'.

Noun

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wata

  1. child

Numbami

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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wata

  1. four

Further reading

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

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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wata f

  1. cotton wool (raw fibers of cotton)

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns

Further reading

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

Quechua

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Noun

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wata

  1. year

Declension

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Derived terms

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