wara

See also: wara', waṟa, waɽa, wára, wārā, and wårå

Awabakal

Noun

wara

1. four or five
2. palm of the hand

Balinese

Romanization

wara

1. Romanization of ᬯᬭ
2. Romanization of ᬯᬵᬭ
3. Romanization of ᬯ᭄ᬯᬭ

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waˈɾaʔ/ [waˈɾaʔ]
• Hyphenation: wa‧ra

Adjective

warâ (plural warara, Basahan spelling ᜏᜍ)

1. lost; disappeared; vanished

   Nawara sana siya.

   S/he's just disappeared.

2. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) absent

   Synonyms: mayo, awsente

   Antonym: yaon

   Wara naman siya sa klase.

   S/he's absent again in class.

Pronoun

warâ (plural warara, Basahan spelling ᜏᜍ)

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody

   Synonyms: mayo, dai

   Antonyms: igwa, may

   Wara baga ki tawo sa harong.

   There's no one in the house.

Derived terms

• magwara
• makawara
• mawara
• pagkawara
• pawara
• waraon

 

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦮꦫ (wara, “words”),

• from Old Javanese wiwarana, ultimately from Sanskrit विवरण (vivaraṇa).
• from Old Javanese warah (“communication, information, report, instruction, teaching”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwara]
• Hyphenation: wa‧ra

Root

wara

1. announcement

Affixed terms

• pewara
• wara-wara
• wewara

 

Compounds

• pariwara
• sandiwara

 

Further reading

• “wara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

wara

1. Rōmaji transcription of わら

Javanese

Romanization

wara

1. Romanization of ꦮꦫ.

Maltese

Root
w-r-j
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَاء (warāʔ, “behind, beyond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwara/

Preposition

wara

1. (local) behind

   Antonym: quddiem

   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:

     Wara l-bibien,
     fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
     batejt
     il-għeja
     il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
     batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
     iżda ġarrabt ukoll
     il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
     li kull tallab iħoss
     x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
     bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (temporal) after

   Antonym: qabel

Inflection

• Usual forms:

Inflected forms of wara
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		waraji		warajna
2nd person		warajek		warajkom
3rd person		waraju	warajha	warajhom

• Rarer alternative forms:

Inflected forms of wara
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		wrajja		wrajna
2nd person		wrajk		wrajkom
3rd person		wrajh	wrajha	wrajhom

Old English

Verb

wara

1. imperative singular of warian

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *war, from Proto-Germanic *warō (“attention”), whence also Old English wær.

Noun

wara f

1. attention

Descendants

• Middle High German: war
  • German: *Wahr (wahrnehmen, verwahrlosen)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wērō (“truth”), whence also Old English wær.

Noun

wāra f

1. truth
2. agreement

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Homophone: wāra
• Hyphenation: wa‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit वर (vara). Compare Thai พระ (prá), Khmer ព្រះ (prĕəh).

Noun

wara

1. favour, gift
2. eminent, precious, select

Proper noun

wara

1. before personal names of young men and women

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦫ (wara, “lady”)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬭ (wara, “superior”)

Etymology 2

Noun

wara

1. Alternative spelling of awara (“screen”)

Derived terms

• winara

 

Etymology 3

Adverb

wara

1. Alternative spelling of wwara (“to be there; to be present”)

Further reading

• "wara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.ra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: wa‧ra

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

wara

1. hands off (used to firmly express a demand that one stop interfering with the development of events concerning what is being discussed)

   Synonym: ręce precz

Related terms

interjection

• waruj

 

verb

• warować impf

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of warga.

Noun

wara f

1. (colloquial) Augmentative of warga

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	wara	wary
genitive	wary	war
dative	warze	warom
accusative	warę	wary
instrumental	warą	warami
locative	warze	warach
vocative	waro	wary

Declension of wara

Further reading

• wara I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wara II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Q'eqchi

Noun

wara

1. sleep

Related terms

• wark (“sleep”, verb)

Further reading

• Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998)

Quechua

Noun

wara

1. pants, jeans

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	wara	warakuna
accusative	warata	warakunata
dative	waraman	warakunaman
genitive	warap	warakunap
locative	warapi	warakunapi
terminative	warakama	warakunakama
ablative	waramanta	warakunamanta
instrumental	warawan	warakunawan
comitative	warantin	warakunantin
abessive	warannaq	warakunannaq
comparative	warahina	warakunahina
causative	wararayku	warakunarayku
benefactive	warapaq	warakunapaq
associative	warapura	warakunapura
distributive	waranka	warakunanka
exclusive	waralla	warakunalla

declension of wara

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	waray	waraykuna
accusative	warayta	waraykunata
dative	warayman	waraykunaman
genitive	waraypa	waraykunap
locative	waraypi	waraykunapi
terminative	waraykama	waraykunakama
ablative	waraymanta	waraykunamanta
instrumental	waraywan	waraykunawan
comitative	waraynintin	waraykunantin
abessive	warayninnaq	waraykunannaq
comparative	warayhina	waraykunahina
causative	warayrayku	waraykunarayku
benefactive	waraypaq	waraykunapaq
associative	waraypura	waraykunapura
distributive	warayninka	waraykunanka
exclusive	waraylla	waraykunalla

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	warayki	waraykikuna
accusative	waraykita	waraykikunata
dative	waraykiman	waraykikunaman
genitive	waraykipa	waraykikunap
locative	waraykipi	waraykikunapi
terminative	waraykikama	waraykikunakama
ablative	waraykimanta	waraykikunamanta
instrumental	waraykiwan	waraykikunawan
comitative	waraykintin	waraykikunantin
abessive	waraykinnaq	waraykikunannaq
comparative	waraykihina	waraykikunahina
causative	waraykirayku	waraykikunarayku
benefactive	waraykipaq	waraykikunapaq
associative	waraykipura	waraykikunapura
distributive	waraykinka	waraykikunanka
exclusive	waraykilla	waraykikunalla

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	waran	warankuna
accusative	waranta	warankunata
dative	waranman	warankunaman
genitive	waranpa	warankunap
locative	waranpi	warankunapi
terminative	warankama	warankunakama
ablative	waranmanta	warankunamanta
instrumental	waranwan	warankunawan
comitative	waranintin	warankunantin
abessive	waranninnaq	warankunannaq
comparative	waranhina	warankunahina
causative	waranrayku	warankunarayku
benefactive	waranpaq	warankunapaq
associative	waranpura	warankunapura
distributive	waraninka	warankunanka
exclusive	waranlla	warankunalla

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	waranchik	waranchikkuna
accusative	waranchikta	waranchikkunata
dative	waranchikman	waranchikkunaman
genitive	waranchikpa	waranchikkunap
locative	waranchikpi	waranchikkunapi
terminative	waranchikkama	waranchikkunakama
ablative	waranchikmanta	waranchikkunamanta
instrumental	waranchikwan	waranchikkunawan
comitative	waranchiknintin	waranchikkunantin
abessive	waranchikninnaq	waranchikkunannaq
comparative	waranchikhina	waranchikkunahina
causative	waranchikrayku	waranchikkunarayku
benefactive	waranchikpaq	waranchikkunapaq
associative	waranchikpura	waranchikkunapura
distributive	waranchikninka	waranchikkunanka
exclusive	waranchiklla	waranchikkunalla

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	warayku	waraykukuna
accusative	waraykuta	waraykukunata
dative	waraykuman	waraykukunaman
genitive	waraykupa	waraykukunap
locative	waraykupi	waraykukunapi
terminative	waraykukama	waraykukunakama
ablative	waraykumanta	waraykukunamanta
instrumental	waraykuwan	waraykukunawan
comitative	waraykuntin	waraykukunantin
abessive	waraykunnaq	waraykukunannaq
comparative	waraykuhina	waraykukunahina
causative	waraykurayku	waraykukunarayku
benefactive	waraykupaq	waraykukunapaq
associative	waraykupura	waraykukunapura
distributive	waraykunka	waraykukunanka
exclusive	waraykulla	waraykukunalla

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	waraykichik	waraykichikkuna
accusative	waraykichikta	waraykichikkunata
dative	waraykichikman	waraykichikkunaman
genitive	waraykichikpa	waraykichikkunap
locative	waraykichikpi	waraykichikkunapi
terminative	waraykichikkama	waraykichikkunakama
ablative	waraykichikmanta	waraykichikkunamanta
instrumental	waraykichikwan	waraykichikkunawan
comitative	waraykichiknintin	waraykichikkunantin
abessive	waraykichikninnaq	waraykichikkunannaq
comparative	waraykichikhina	waraykichikkunahina
causative	waraykichikrayku	waraykichikkunarayku
benefactive	waraykichikpaq	waraykichikkunapaq
associative	waraykichikpura	waraykichikkunapura
distributive	waraykichikninka	waraykichikkunanka
exclusive	waraykichiklla	waraykichikkunalla

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	waranku	warankukuna
accusative	warankuta	warankukunata
dative	warankuman	warankukunaman
genitive	warankupa	warankukunap
locative	warankupi	warankukunapi
terminative	warankukama	warankukunakama
ablative	warankumanta	warankukunamanta
instrumental	warankuwan	warankukunawan
comitative	warankuntin	warankukunantin
abessive	warankunnaq	warankukunannaq
comparative	warankuhina	warankukunahina
causative	warankurayku	warankukunarayku
benefactive	warankupaq	warankukunapaq
associative	warankupura	warankukunapura
distributive	warankunka	warankukunanka
exclusive	warankulla	warankukunalla

possessive forms of wara

ñuqap - first-person singular

qampa - second-person singular

paypa - third-person singular

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

qamkunap - second-person plural

paykunap - third-person plural

Tiruray

Noun

wara

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Tok Pisin

FWOTD – 4 June 2014

Etymology

From English water.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwara/

Noun

wara

1. water
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:10:

     Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara

     →New International Version translation

2. river, stream
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:10:

     Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara

     →New International Version translation

3. flow of water
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:2:

     Tudak i karamapim bikpela wara na spirit bilong God i go i kam antap long en.

     →New International Version translation

Derived terms

• haiwara
• hanwara
• kolwara
• loliwara
• muliwara
• pekpek wara
• raunwara
• solwara

 

Woi

Noun

wara

1. hand

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wà.ɾà/

Noun

wàrà

1. milk

   Synonym: mílíìkì

2. a kind of Fulani cheese, similar to cottage cheese

Derived terms

• wàràkàṣì (“cheese, yoghurt”)