"ща" meaning in Russian

See ща in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ɕːa] Audio: Ru-ща.ogg Forms: šča [romanization]
Etymology: From ща < сча < счас < сейчас, combination of /с/ and /ч/ reads as /щ/ [ɕ]. Head templates: {{ru-adv|ща}} ща • (šča)
  1. contraction of сейча́с (sejčás, “now”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: сейча́с (extra: sejčás, “now”)
    Sense id: en-ща-ru-adv-l6I6AzlB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0

Interjection

IPA: [ɕːa] Audio: Ru-ща.ogg Forms: šča [romanization]
Etymology: From ща < сча < счас < сейчас, combination of /с/ and /ч/ reads as /щ/ [ɕ]. Head templates: {{head|ru|interjection|head=ща}} ща • (šča)
  1. (colloquial) hold on, one sec, wait Tags: colloquial Synonyms: погоди́, пого́дь, подожди́
    Sense id: en-ща-ru-intj-zuveonSm Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 10 83 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [ɕːa] Audio: Ru-ща.ogg Forms: šča [romanization]
Etymology: From ща < сча < счас < сейчас, combination of /с/ and /ч/ reads as /щ/ [ɕ]. Head templates: {{ru-noun|ща|n-in|-}} ща • (šča) n inan (indeclinable)
  1. The Cyrillic letter Щ, щ. Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-ща-ru-noun-HOsK9L98 Categories (other): Cyrillic letter names, Letter names Disambiguation of Cyrillic letter names: 1 6 93 Disambiguation of Letter names: 6 42 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0
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          "english": "Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, one second, hold on, wait.",
          "roman": "Ša-šča-šča-šča, sekúndočku, ščas, pogodí.",
          "text": "Ша-ща-ща-ща, секу́ндочку, щас, погоди́.",
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        "(colloquial) hold on, one sec, wait"
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        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "подожди́"
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