Polish

Proper noun

Waga f

1. (astronomy) Libra, a constellation
2. Libra, an astrological sign

Declension

Hausa

Noun

wāgā m ‎(plural wagage)

1. A pair of (hide) bags for carrying goods (e.g., on a pack animal or a motorcycle)
2. A grass bag for packing kola nuts.

Japanese

Romanization

waga

1. rōmaji reading of わが

Kilivila

Etymology

• Compare Niuean vaka and Samoan va'a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɡa/

Noun

waga

1. canoe
2. hollowed out tree used for hull of a canoe
3. vehicle

Hyponyms

• (canoe): masawa

References

• Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 417. ISBN 3-11-010781-3

Old High German

Noun

wāga f

1. scales

Descendants

• Middle High German: wāge
  • German: Waage
  • Yiddish: וואָג ‎(vog)

Polish

Etymology

From Old High German wāga, whence German Waage. Utlimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaɡa]

Noun

waga f

1. scales
2. weight

Declension

Related terms

• (verb) ważyć impf
• (nouns) odważnik m, ważność f
• (adjectives) wagowy, ważki, ważny
• (adverb) przeważnie

Derived terms