wata

See also: wáta and Wāta

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

From English water.

Noun

wata

1. water

References

• 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

Noun

wata

1. year

Gullah

Etymology

From English water.

Noun

wata

1. water

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Noun

watā̀ m (plural wàtànnī, possessed form watàn)

1. moon
2. month

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

wata f

1. feminine of wani

Japanese

Romanization

wata

1. Rōmaji transcription of わた

Javanese

Romanization

wata

1. Romanization of ꦮꦠ

Krio

Etymology

From English water.

Verb

wátà or wàtá

1. to water (of plants, flowers etc.)

   À nîd fɔ̀ wátà dì plânt.

   I have to water the plant.

   Mêk wì wátà dì plàsâs.

   Let’s water the leafy greens.

2. to drink hard, consume alcohol excessively

Usage notes

The usual sense has the tonal pattern HL (wátà), whereas the alcoholic sense has the pattern LH (wàtá), as the latter sense is directly derived from the noun.

Noun

wàtá

1. water

   Dì wàtá dɔ̀n kôl.

   The water has cooled down.

   Plânt dɛ̀n nîd wàtá fɔ̀ grô.

   Plants need water to grow.

2. (by extension) any liquid or fluid
3. (by extension) tears
4. (idiomatic) mental trait influencing a person's behaviour

   bâd wàtá ― acting erratically or irrationally (literally, “bad water”)

   wàtá grâp nà êd ― acting according to one’s natural tendencies or inclinations (literally, “water rises in [the] head”)

References

• Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 387
• Peace Corps Sierra Leone (1985) Krio Language Manual‎

Maguindanao

Etymology

Akin to Maranao bata'.

Noun

wata

1. child

Numbami

Alternative forms

• ata

Etymology

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

wata

1. four

Further reading

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

Polish

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wata

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: wa‧ta

Noun

wata f

1. cotton wool (raw fibers of cotton)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	wata	waty
genitive	waty	wat
dative	wacie	watom
accusative	watę	waty
instrumental	watą	watami
locative	wacie	watach
vocative	wato	waty

Declension of wata

Derived terms

nouns

• wacik
• wata cukrowa

Further reading

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

Quechua

Noun

wata

1. year

Declension

Declension of wata

	singular	plural
nominative	wata	watakuna
accusative	watata	watakunata
dative	wataman	watakunaman
genitive	watap	watakunap
locative	watapi	watakunapi
terminative	watakama	watakunakama
ablative	watamanta	watakunamanta
instrumental	watawan	watakunawan
comitative	watantin	watakunantin
abessive	watannaq	watakunannaq
comparative	watahina	watakunahina
causative	watarayku	watakunarayku
benefactive	watapaq	watakunapaq
associative	watapura	watakunapura
distributive	watanka	watakunanka
exclusive	watalla	watakunalla

Possessive forms of wata

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative watay wataykuna accusative watayta wataykunata dative watayman wataykunaman genitive wataypa wataykunap locative wataypi wataykunapi terminative wataykama wataykunakama ablative wataymanta wataykunamanta instrumental wataywan wataykunawan comitative wataynintin wataykunantin abessive watayninnaq wataykunannaq comparative watayhina wataykunahina causative watayrayku wataykunarayku benefactive wataypaq wataykunapaq associative wataypura wataykunapura distributive watayninka wataykunanka exclusive wataylla wataykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative watayki wataykikuna accusative wataykita wataykikunata dative wataykiman wataykikunaman genitive wataykipa wataykikunap locative wataykipi wataykikunapi terminative wataykikama wataykikunakama ablative wataykimanta wataykikunamanta instrumental wataykiwan wataykikunawan comitative wataykintin wataykikunantin abessive wataykinnaq wataykikunannaq comparative wataykihina wataykikunahina causative wataykirayku wataykikunarayku benefactive wataykipaq wataykikunapaq associative wataykipura wataykikunapura distributive wataykinka wataykikunanka exclusive wataykilla wataykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative watan watankuna accusative watanta watankunata dative watanman watankunaman genitive watanpa watankunap locative watanpi watankunapi terminative watankama watankunakama ablative watanmanta watankunamanta instrumental watanwan watankunawan comitative watanintin watankunantin abessive watanninnaq watankunannaq comparative watanhina watankunahina causative watanrayku watankunarayku benefactive watanpaq watankunapaq associative watanpura watankunapura distributive wataninka watankunanka exclusive watanlla watankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative watanchik watanchikkuna accusative watanchikta watanchikkunata dative watanchikman watanchikkunaman genitive watanchikpa watanchikkunap locative watanchikpi watanchikkunapi terminative watanchikkama watanchikkunakama ablative watanchikmanta watanchikkunamanta instrumental watanchikwan watanchikkunawan comitative watanchiknintin watanchikkunantin abessive watanchikninnaq watanchikkunannaq comparative watanchikhina watanchikkunahina causative watanchikrayku watanchikkunarayku benefactive watanchikpaq watanchikkunapaq associative watanchikpura watanchikkunapura distributive watanchikninka watanchikkunanka exclusive watanchiklla watanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative watayku wataykukuna accusative wataykuta wataykukunata dative wataykuman wataykukunaman genitive wataykupa wataykukunap locative wataykupi wataykukunapi terminative wataykukama wataykukunakama ablative wataykumanta wataykukunamanta instrumental wataykuwan wataykukunawan comitative wataykuntin wataykukunantin abessive wataykunnaq wataykukunannaq comparative wataykuhina wataykukunahina causative wataykurayku wataykukunarayku benefactive wataykupaq wataykukunapaq associative wataykupura wataykukunapura distributive wataykunka wataykukunanka exclusive wataykulla wataykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative wataykichik wataykichikkuna accusative wataykichikta wataykichikkunata dative wataykichikman wataykichikkunaman genitive wataykichikpa wataykichikkunap locative wataykichikpi wataykichikkunapi terminative wataykichikkama wataykichikkunakama ablative wataykichikmanta wataykichikkunamanta instrumental wataykichikwan wataykichikkunawan comitative wataykichiknintin wataykichikkunantin abessive wataykichikninnaq wataykichikkunannaq comparative wataykichikhina wataykichikkunahina causative wataykichikrayku wataykichikkunarayku benefactive wataykichikpaq wataykichikkunapaq associative wataykichikpura wataykichikkunapura distributive wataykichikninka wataykichikkunanka exclusive wataykichiklla wataykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative watanku watankukuna accusative watankuta watankukunata dative watankuman watankukunaman genitive watankupa watankukunap locative watankupi watankukunapi terminative watankukama watankukunakama ablative watankumanta watankukunamanta instrumental watankuwan watankukunawan comitative watankuntin watankukunantin abessive watankunnaq watankukunannaq comparative watankuhina watankukunahina causative watankurayku watankukunarayku benefactive watankupaq watankukunapaq associative watankupura watankukunapura distributive watankunka watankukunanka exclusive watankulla watankukunalla

Derived terms

• musuq wata
• wata junt'ay