"wa" meaning in German

See wa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /va/, [vɐ̠] [Berlin]
Etymology: Clipping of nicht wahr? (“(is it) not true?”). Head templates: {{head|de|particle}} wa
  1. (colloquial, regional, parts of northern and central Germany) right?; is it?; is it not? Tags: colloquial, regional Synonyms: ne, oder, gell, nicht wahr
    Sense id: en-wa-de-particle-Bjjycp87 Categories (other): Regional German, German particles Disambiguation of German particles: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: /vah/, /vhah/, [ʋæh], [ʋhæh]
Etymology: Clipping of nicht wahr? (“(is it) not true?”). Head templates: {{head|de|particle}} wa
  1. (colloquial, potentially rude) what, huh (expresses that something was extremely hard to understand acoustically or outlandish in content) Tags: colloquial Synonyms: , hüä, ;, was
    Sense id: en-wa-de-particle-vvNyrFzt Categories (other): German particles Disambiguation of German particles: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|de|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns}} wa
  1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of wir. Tags: alt-of, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: wir
    Sense id: en-wa-de-pron-aWxyVHBh Categories (other): German pronunciation spellings, German entries with incorrect language header, German personal pronouns, German pronouns Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 93 Disambiguation of German personal pronouns: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of German pronouns: 3 3 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "word": "ne"
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          "word": "oder"
        },
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          "word": "gell"
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          "word": "nicht wahr"
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          "word": "ne"
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          "word": "oder"
        },
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          "word": "gell"
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    }
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  "word": "wa"
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