See wa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"expansion": "wâ (Baybayin spelling ᜏ)",
"name": "tl-adj"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tl",
"2": "slang"
},
"expansion": "(slang)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"wa"
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"wa"
]
}
],
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "wala"
}
],
"glosses": [
"alternative form of wala"
],
"links": [
[
"wala",
"wala#Tagalog"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative",
"slang"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwaʔ/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈwaʔ]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʔ"
}
],
"word": "wa"
}
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