Translingual

Initialism

ua

1. BIPM recommendation for the unit symbol of astronomical units

Synonyms

• au (IAU recommendation for the unit symbol of astronomical units)
• ㍳ (Unicode glyph for astronomical unit)

Chuukese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ/

Pronoun

ua

1. I

Adjective

ua

1. I am
2. I was

Related terms

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian.

Noun

ua

1. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel)

French

Noun

ua m ‎(plural ua)

1. Abbreviation of unité astronomique.

Anagrams

• au

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Particle

ua

1. Used before a verb to denote completed action.

   Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.

   The cat ate the mouse.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

ua

1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Verb

ua

1. (intransitive) to rain

Etymology 3

Determiner

ua

1. the aforementioned

Irish

Alternative forms

• ó (current)

Etymology

From Old Irish úa.

Noun

ua m ‎(genitive singular ua, nominative plural uaí)

1. Archaic form of ó.

   grandson, descendant

Declension

Mutation

References

• “ua” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911

• “úa, óa, ó” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

ua

1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Verb

ua ‎(passive uaina)

1. to rain

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian.

Noun

ua ‎(plural uaua)

1. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel)

Mirandese

Alternative forms

• ũa

Article

ua f ‎(masculine un)

1. a, an

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

ua

1. (cardinal) two

Samoan

Particle

ua

1. present tense marker

Swahili

Etymology 1

Noun

ua (ma class, plural maua)

1. (botany) flower

Etymology 2

Noun

ua (u class, plural nyua)

1. yard (an enclosure typically attached to the back of a house):
2. fence (of sticks or grass, of the type used for such an enclosure):

Etymology 3

Verb

-ua ‎(infinitive kuua)

1. to kill

Conjugation

Derived terms

• jiua

Related terms

• mauaji

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

ua

1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

ua

1. (cardinal) two

   Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:

   Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—

   1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)

   There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—

   1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)

Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian uva

Noun

ua f (plural ue)

1. grape