Wa
//ˈdʌbəlˌjuː eɪ// intj, name, noun
intj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of wing attack. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.
- 3 A Thai unit of length, traditionally comparable to a fathom, and now officially equal to two metres.
- 4 In Japanese society, the favouring of a harmonious community over one's personal interests. uncountable
- 5 An ethnic group in Myanmar and China. plural, plural-only
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- 6 The ancient peoples of Japan (from a Chinese perspective). historical, plural, plural-only
Intj
- 1 Alternative form of waa. alt-of, alternative
""The best thing to happen to Dannii's career was that my mother hated her," tweeted Kelly. "[…] Dannii you are so lucky that I respect Simon enough to not tell the truth about what really happened. wa wa wa you poor middle aged victum [sic].""
Proper Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of Washington: a state of the United States. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Initialism of Western Australia: a state of Australia. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of World Athletics. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Example
More examples"The "subject" is the person or object to carry out the action in the sentence. Transformed to Japanese it would be the part that end in "wa" or "ga"."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Thai วา (waa).
Etymology 2
From Japanese 和 (wa).
Etymology 3
From Burmese ဝ (wa.).
Etymology 4
From Japanese 倭.
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