wakia

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

Verb

wakia

  1. to wake

Inflection
Conjugation of wakia (weak class 2)
infinitive wakia
indicative present past
1st person singular wakie wakade
2nd person singular wakast wakadest
3rd person singular wakath wakade
plural wakiath wakaden
subjunctive present past
singular wakie wakade
plural wakie, wakien wakade, wakaden
imperative present
singular waka
plural wakiath
participle present past
wakande ewakad, wakad

Descendants
  • West Frisian: wekje

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

wakia (n class, plural wakia)

  1. An ounce.
    Synonym: aunsi
  2. (obsolete) An old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin.

See also

References
  • Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309 Nr. 2976
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