"waa" meaning in English

See waa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /wæː/
Head templates: {{en-interj}} waa
  1. The sound of a baby crying. Translations (the sound of a baby crying): wê (Afrikaans), ua-ua (Albanian), uëë (Albanian), وع وع (wa3 wa3) (Arabic), ingə (Azerbaijani), ŭa (Esperanto), ouin (French), (Hungarian), ıngaa (Turkish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: waa [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|waa}} waa (plural waa)
  1. Alternative form of wa (“Thai unit of length”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wa (extra: Thai unit of length)
    Sense id: en-waa-en-noun-bTK0Gb7d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 12 56 23 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 57 23 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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