"va" meaning in Swedish

See va in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈva/
Etymology: From vad. Head templates: {{head|sv|intj}} va
  1. huh? what? A request that the speaker repeat their last statement, or an expression of disbelief. Contraction of vad. Related terms: vasa
    Sense id: en-va-sv-intj-s0DutqS-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|sv|noun|g=n}} va n
  1. water supply and sewage; abbreviation of vatten och avlopp. Tags: neuter Related terms: va-nämnd
    Sense id: en-va-sv-noun-ZIxWKyxB Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish pronouns Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 9 41 13 17 20 Disambiguation of Swedish pronouns: 3 42 21 17 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /vɑː/
Head templates: {{head|sv|pronoun}} va
  1. (colloquial) Apocopic form of vad (“what”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic, colloquial Alternative form of: vad (extra: what)
    Sense id: en-va-sv-pron-YBnRfrqR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /vɑː/
Head templates: {{head|sv|verb form}} va
  1. (colloquial) Apocopic form of vara Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic, colloquial Alternative form of: vara
    Sense id: en-va-sv-verb-HUtkLBkS
  2. (colloquial) Apocopic form of var Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic, colloquial Alternative form of: var
    Sense id: en-va-sv-verb-bKxVZ9OT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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