"vah" meaning in Zhuang

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Noun

IPA: /βa˧/ [Standard-Zhuang] Forms: [Sawndip], [Sawndip]
Etymology: From Chinese 話 (MC hwaejH, “to say; to speak”). Cognate with Thai ว่า (wâa), Lao ວ່າ (wā), Northern Thai ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Khün ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Lü ᦞᦱᧈ (vaa¹), Shan ဝႃႈ (wāa), Tai Dam ꪫ꪿ꪱ, Ahom 𑜈𑜠 (ba). Etymology templates: {{bor|za|zh|-}} Chinese, {{ltc-l|話|to say; to speak}} 話 (MC hwaejH, “to say; to speak”), {{cog|th|ว่า}} Thai ว่า (wâa), {{cog|lo|ວ່າ}} Lao ວ່າ (wā), {{cog|nod|ᩅ᩵ᩤ}} Northern Thai ᩅ᩵ᩤ, {{cog|kkh|ᩅ᩵ᩤ}} Khün ᩅ᩵ᩤ, {{cog|khb|ᦞᦱᧈ}} Lü ᦞᦱᧈ (vaa¹), {{cog|shn|ဝႃႈ}} Shan ဝႃႈ (wāa), {{cog|blt|ꪫ꪿ꪱ}} Tai Dam ꪫ꪿ꪱ, {{cog|aho|𑜈𑜠}} Ahom 𑜈𑜠 (ba) Head templates: {{head|za|noun|||Sawndip forms|吪|or|化|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1957–1982 spelling|vaƅ|cat2=|cat3=|f10sc=Hani|f11sc=Hani|f12sc=Hani|f13sc=Hani|f14sc=Hani|f15sc=Hani|f16sc=Hani|f17sc=Hani|f18sc=Hani|f19sc=Hani|f20sc=Hani|f21sc=Hani|f22sc=Hani|f23sc=Hani|f24sc=Hani|f25sc=Hani|f26sc=Hani|f27sc=Hani|f28sc=Hani|f29sc=Hani|f2sc=Hani|f30sc=Hani|f3sc=Hani|f4sc=Hani|f5sc=Hani|f6sc=Hani|f7sc=Hani|f8sc=Hani|f9sc=Hani|head=}} vah (Sawndip forms 吪 or 化, 1957–1982 spelling vaƅ), {{za-head|noun|吪|化}} vah (Sawndip forms 吪 or 化, 1957–1982 spelling vaƅ)
  1. (spoken) language; speech; dialect Tags: colloquial Synonyms: yijyenz Derived forms: vahcoj, Vahcuengh, vahdoj, Vahgun, vahmbanj
    Sense id: en-vah-za-noun-1mwZHpen Categories (other): Zhuang entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for vah meaning in Zhuang (3.5kB)

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