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Waga

Waga

See also: waga, wa-ga, and -wagą

Polish

Proper noun

Waga f

  1. (astronomy) Libra, a constellation
  2. Libra, an astrological sign

Declension

waga

waga

See also: Waga, wa-ga, and -wagą

Hausa

Noun

wāgā m (plural wagage)

  1. A pair of (hide) bags for carrying goods (e.g., on a pack animal or a motorcycle)
  2. A grass bag for packing kola nuts.

Japanese

Romanization

waga

  1. rōmaji reading of わが

Kilivila

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaɡa/

Noun

waga

  1. canoe
  2. hollowed out tree used for hull of a canoe
  3. vehicle

Hyponyms

  • (canoe): masawa

References

  • Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 417. ISBN 3-11-010781-3

Old High German

Noun

wāga f

  1. scales

Descendants

  • Middle High German: wāge
    • German: Waage
    • Yiddish: וואָג (vog)

Polish

Etymology

From Old High German wāga, whence German Waage. Utlimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaɡa]

Noun

waga f

  1. scales
  2. weight

Declension

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