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ua

ua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ua"

Translingual

Initialism

ua

  1. BIPM recommendation for the unit symbol of astronomical units

Synonyms

  • au (IAU recommendation for the unit symbol of astronomical units)
  • (Unicode glyph for astronomical unit)

Chuukese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ/

Pronoun

ua

  1. I

Adjective

ua

  1. I am
  2. I was

Related terms

Present and past tense Negative tense Future Negative future Distant future Negative determinate
Singular First person ua use upwe usap upwap ute
Second person ka, ke kose, kese kopwe, kepwe kosap, kesap kopwap, kepwap kote, kete
Third person a ese epwe esap epwap ete
Plural First person aua (exclusive)
sia (inclusive)
ause (exclusive)
sise (inclusive)
aupwe (exclusive)
sipwe (inclusive)
ausap (exclusive)
sisap (inclusive)
aupwap (exclusive)
sipwap (inclusive)
aute (exclusive)
site (inclusive)
Second person oua ouse oupwe ousap oupwap oute
Third person ra, re rese repwe resap repwap rete

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian.

Noun

ua

  1. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel)

French

Noun

ua m (plural ua)

  1. Abbreviation of unité astronomique.

Anagrams


Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Particle

ua

  1. Used before a verb to denote completed action.
    Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.
    The cat ate the mouse.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

ua

  1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Verb

ua

  1. (intransitive) to rain

Etymology 3

Determiner

ua

  1. the aforementioned

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ó (current)

Etymology

From Old Irish úa.

Noun

ua m (genitive singular ua, nominative plural uaí)

  1. Archaic form of ó.
    grandson, descendant

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ua n-ua hua t-ua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • úa, óa, ó” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

ua

  1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Verb

ua (passive uaina)

  1. to rain

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian.

Noun

ua (plural uaua)

  1. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel)

Mirandese

Alternative forms

Article

ua f (masculine un)

  1. a, an

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

ua

  1. (cardinal) two

Samoan

Particle

ua

  1. present tense marker

Swahili

Etymology 1

Noun

ua (ma class, plural maua)

  1. (botany) flower

Etymology 2

Noun

ua (u class, plural nyua)

  1. yard (an enclosure typically attached to the back of a house):
  2. fence (of sticks or grass, of the type used for such an enclosure):

Etymology 3

Verb

-ua (infinitive kuua)

  1. to kill
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • jiua
Related terms

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

ua

  1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

ua

  1. (cardinal) two
    Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:
    Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:
    1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)
    There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:
    1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)
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Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian uva

Noun

ua f (plural ue)

  1. grape