wea

See also:WeaandWEA

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

FromEnglishwhere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/weə/

Adverb

wea

1. where

   You knowwea?

   Do you knowwhere?

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetic)IPA^(key):[wɛɑ]
• (phonemic)IPA^(key):/wɛjæɰ/
• Benderphonemes:{weyah}

Etymology 1

Borrowed fromEnglishwire,fromMiddle Englishwir,wyr,fromOld Englishwīr(“wire, metal thread, wire-ornament”),fromProto-Germanic*wīraz(“wire”),fromProto-Indo-European*weh₁iros(“a twist, thread, cord, wire”),from*weh₁y-(“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).

Noun

wea(causative verbkōwea,construct formweain)

1. (alienable)awire

Etymology 2

Noun

wea

1. a water course in a reef
2. a small passage between ocean and lagoon

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Middle English

Noun

wea

1. Alternative form ofwe(“woe”)

Old English

Alternative forms

• wāwa

Etymology

FromProto-Germanic*waiwô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/wæ͜ɑː/

Noun

wēam

1. misfortune,evil,harm,trouble
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᚹ ne brūceþ þe canwēanalȳt...

     Joy he has, he who knows little ofwoe...

2. woe,grief,misery
3. sin,wickedness

Declension

Declension ofwēa(weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēa	wēan
accusative	wēan	wēan
genitive	wēan	wēana
dative	wēan	wēam,wēaum

Derived terms

• wēas

Descendants

• Middle English:we,wee,wea,wæ;wowe

Spanish

Etymology

Likely fromweón,itself a derivation ofhuevón(meaning a stupid person).

Noun

weaf(pluralweas)

1. (slang,Chile)nonsense,rubbish,bullshit

   Synonyms:boludez,pendejada,tontería

   Esta película es unawea

   This movie isbullshit

2. (slang,Chile)a singletesticle