"wa" meaning in Ternate

See wa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: [ˈwa]
Etymology: Shortening of the negation particle ua. Etymology templates: {{m|tft|ua}} ua Head templates: {{head|tft|particle}} wa
  1. sentence-final confirmation particle; isn't it?
    Sense id: en-wa-tft-particle-494klq2I Categories (other): Ternate particles Disambiguation of Ternate particles: 58 42
  2. sentence-final that indicates the speaker knows or should know what is being said
    Sense id: en-wa-tft-particle-qK49p7dr Categories (other): Ternate entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ternate entries with incorrect language header: 17 83

Download JSON data for wa meaning in Ternate (1.4kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tft",
        "2": "ua"
      },
      "expansion": "ua",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortening of the negation particle ua.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tft",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "wa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ternate",
  "lang_code": "tft",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ternate particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The rice is already finished, right?",
          "text": "Bira moi rai, wa?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sentence-final confirmation particle; isn't it?"
      ],
      "id": "en-wa-tft-particle-494klq2I",
      "links": [
        [
          "isn't it",
          "isn't it"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ternate entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I did not see the king, as you know.",
          "text": "Ngori tonyodi kolano ua, wa.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(literally, “The plates that are red as you know; we here divided them into two for us.”)",
          "roman": "We divide the plates (red, as you know) between the two of us.",
          "text": "Piring ma riha, wa; ngomi ino misibela romodidi se ngomi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sentence-final that indicates the speaker knows or should know what is being said"
      ],
      "id": "en-wa-tft-particle-qK49p7dr"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wa"
}
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    "Ternate entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ternate lemmas",
    "Ternate particles",
    "Ternate terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "tft",
        "2": "ua"
      },
      "expansion": "ua",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortening of the negation particle ua.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "tft",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "wa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tft",
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "The rice is already finished, right?",
          "text": "Bira moi rai, wa?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sentence-final confirmation particle; isn't it?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "isn't it",
          "isn't it"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ternate terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I did not see the king, as you know.",
          "text": "Ngori tonyodi kolano ua, wa.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(literally, “The plates that are red as you know; we here divided them into two for us.”)",
          "roman": "We divide the plates (red, as you know) between the two of us.",
          "text": "Piring ma riha, wa; ngomi ino misibela romodidi se ngomi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sentence-final that indicates the speaker knows or should know what is being said"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wa"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Ternate dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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