Awabakal

Noun

wara

1. four or five
2. palm of the hand

Japanese

Romanization

wara

1. rōmaji reading of わら

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَاء ‎(warāʾ), ultimately from وَرَّى ‎(warrā, “to hide, conceal”).

Preposition

wara

1. behind
2. after

Inflection

Usage notes

• The inflected forms have a second possible form, in ura-:

Old High German

Etymology 1

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

Noun

wara f

1. attention

Etymology 2

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

Noun

wāra f

1. truth
2. agreement

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‎(“to heed; be watchful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.ra/

Noun

wara f

1. attention, beware (used to dogs)

Derived terms

• warować - verb

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English water.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwara/

Noun

wara

1. water
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:10 (translation here):

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

2. river, stream
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:10 (translation here):

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

3. flow of water
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:2 (translation here):

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

Derived terms

Woi

Noun

wara

1. hand