# wara
## Awabakal
### Noun

wara
* four or five
* palm of the hand

## Balinese
### Romanization

wara
* Romanization of ᬯᬭ
* Romanization of ᬯᬵᬭ
* Romanization of ᬯ᭄ᬯᬭ

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /waˈɾaʔ/ [waˈɾaʔ]
* Hyphenation: wa‧ra

### Adjective

warâ (plural warara, Basahan spelling ᜏᜍ)
* lost; disappeared; vanished
    Nawara sana siya.S/he's just disappeared.
* (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) absent
    Synonyms: mayo, awsente
    Antonym: yaon
    Wara naman siya sa klase.S/he's absent again in class.

### Pronoun

warâ (plural warara, Basahan spelling ᜏᜍ)
* (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody
    Synonyms: mayo, dai
    Antonyms: igwa, may
    Wara baga ki tawo sa harong.There's no one in the house.

#### Derived terms

* magwara
* makawara
* mawara
* pagkawara
* pawara
* waraon

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈwara/ [ˈwa.ra]
* Rhymes: -ara
* Syllabification: wa‧ra

### Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦮꦫ (wara, “words”),
* from Old Javanese wiwarana, ultimately from Sanskrit विवरण (vivaraṇa).
* from Old Javanese warah (“communication, information, report, instruction, teaching”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajaq.

#### Root

wara
* announcement

#### Affixed terms

* diwara
* kepewaraan
* mewara
* pewara
* wara-wara
* wewara

#### Compounds

* pariwara
* sandiwara

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

wara
* Acronym of wanita angkatan udara.

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from West Masela [Term?]

#### Noun

wara (plural wara-wara)
* loincloth made of woven cloth, worn when dancing traditional dances by the people of Telalora Village, Maluku

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Lawangan [Term?]

#### Noun

wara (plural wara-wara)
* words spoken in song during the death ceremony of the Dayak people

### Further reading

* “wara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

wara
* Rōmaji transcription of わら

## Javanese
### Romanization

wara
* Romanization of ꦮꦫ.

## Maltese
### Etymology

From Arabic وَرَاء (warāʔ, “behind, beyond”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwara/

### Preposition

wara
* (local) behind
    Antonym: quddiem
** 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:Wara l-bibien, fit-tul tat-toroq twal, batejt il-għeja il-qtigħ ta’ qalb, batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija; iżda ġarrabt ukoll il-ferħ u l-għaxqa li kull tallab iħoss x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (temporal) after
    Antonym: qabel

#### Inflection

* Usual forms:
* Rarer alternative forms:

## Old English
### Verb

wara
* imperative singular of warian

## Old High German
### Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *war, from Proto-Germanic *warō (“attention”), whence also Old English wær.

#### Noun

wara f
* attention

##### Descendants

* Middle High German: war
** German: *Wahr (wahrnehmen, verwahrlosen)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wērō (“truth”), whence also Old English wær.

#### Noun

wāra f
* truth
* agreement

## Old Javanese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wa.ra/
* Rhymes: -ra
* Homophone: wāra
* Hyphenation: wa‧ra

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit वर (vara). Compare Thai พระ (prá), Khmer ព្រះ (prĕəh).

#### Noun

wara
* favour, gift
* eminent, precious, select

#### Proper noun

wara
* before personal names of young men and women

#### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦮꦫ (wara, “lady”)
* → Balinese: ᬯᬭ (wara, “superior”)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

wara
* Alternative spelling of awara (“screen”)

##### Derived terms

* winara

### Etymology 3
#### Adverb

wara
* Alternative spelling of wwara (“to be there; to be present”)

### Further reading

* "wara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈva.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ara
* Syllabification: wa‧ra

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Interjection

wara
* hands off (used to firmly express a demand that one stop interfering with the development of events concerning what is being discussed)
    Synonym: ręce precz

##### Related terms

* waruj
* warować impf

### Etymology 2

Clipping of warga.

#### Noun

wara f
* (colloquial) Augmentative of warga

##### Declension
### Further reading

* wara I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* wara II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* wara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Q'eqchi
### Noun

wara
* sleep

#### Related terms

* wark (“sleep”, verb)

### Further reading

* Ch'ina tusleb' aatin q'eqchi'-kaxlan aatin ut kaxlan aatin-q'eqchi' (Guatemala, 1998)

## Quechua
### Noun

wara
* pants, jeans

#### Declension
## Tiruray
### Noun

wara
* (anatomy) shoulder

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English water.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwara/

### Noun

wara
* water
** 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:10:Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara→New International Version translation
* river, stream
** 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:10:Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara→New International Version translation
* flow of water
** 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:2:Tudak i karamapim bikpela wara na spirit bilong God i go i kam antap long en.→New International Version translation

#### Derived terms

* haiwara
* hanwara
* kolwara
* loliwara
* muliwara
* pekpek wara
* pekpek wara wantaim blut
* raunwara
* solwara

## Woi
### Noun

wara
* hand

## Yoruba
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wà.ɾà/

### Noun

wàrà
* milk
    Synonym: mílíìkì
* a kind of Fulani cheese, similar to cottage cheese

#### Derived terms

* wàràkàṣì (“cheese, yoghurt”)