# vasa
## English
### Etymology 1

From Malagasy vaza.

#### Noun

vasa (plural vasas)
* Any parrot of the genus Coracopsis, native to Madagascar.

### Etymology 2

From Latin vāsa.

#### Noun

vasa
* plural of vas

##### Related terms

* vasa murrhina
* vasa previa
* vasa vasorum

### References

* ↑ “vasa, n.$^2$”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

### Anagrams

* AVAS, AAVs, AVAs, Sava

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑsɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧sa

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vasa, borrowed from Proto-Iranian *wacáh (“yearling calf”).

#### Noun

vasa
* fawn, calf (of e.g. a deer, elk or antelope)
* (rare, dialectal) Synonym of vasikka (“calf (of a cow)”)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of vasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasani
vasani
accusative
nom.
vasani
vasani
gen.
vasani
genitive
vasani
vasojeni vasaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaani
vasojani
inessive
vasassani
vasoissani
elative
vasastani
vasoistani
illative
vasaani
vasoihini
adessive
vasallani
vasoillani
ablative
vasaltani
vasoiltani
allative
vasalleni
vasoilleni
essive
vasanani
vasoinani
translative
vasakseni
vasoikseni
abessive
vasattani
vasoittani
instructive
comitative
—vasoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasasi
vasasi
accusative
nom.
vasasi
vasasi
gen.
vasasi
genitive
vasasi
vasojesi vasaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaasi
vasojasi
inessive
vasassasi
vasoissasi
elative
vasastasi
vasoistasi
illative
vasaasi
vasoihisi
adessive
vasallasi
vasoillasi
ablative
vasaltasi
vasoiltasi
allative
vasallesi
vasoillesi
essive
vasanasi
vasoinasi
translative
vasaksesi
vasoiksesi
abessive
vasattasi
vasoittasi
instructive
comitative
—vasoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasamme
vasamme
accusative
nom.
vasamme
vasamme
gen.
vasamme
genitive
vasamme
vasojemme vasaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaamme
vasojamme
inessive
vasassamme
vasoissamme
elative
vasastamme
vasoistamme
illative
vasaamme
vasoihimme
adessive
vasallamme
vasoillamme
ablative
vasaltamme
vasoiltamme
allative
vasallemme
vasoillemme
essive
vasanamme
vasoinamme
translative
vasaksemme
vasoiksemme
abessive
vasattamme
vasoittamme
instructive
comitative
—vasoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasanne
vasanne
accusative
nom.
vasanne
vasanne
gen.
vasanne
genitive
vasanne
vasojenne vasainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaanne
vasojanne
inessive
vasassanne
vasoissanne
elative
vasastanne
vasoistanne
illative
vasaanne
vasoihinne
adessive
vasallanne
vasoillanne
ablative
vasaltanne
vasoiltanne
allative
vasallenne
vasoillenne
essive
vasananne
vasoinanne
translative
vasaksenne
vasoiksenne
abessive
vasattanne
vasoittanne
instructive
comitative
—vasoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasansa
vasansa
accusative
nom.
vasansa
vasansa
gen.
vasansa
genitive
vasansa
vasojensa vasainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaansa
vasojaan vasojansa
inessive
vasassaan vasassansa
vasoissaan vasoissansa
elative
vasastaan vasastansa
vasoistaan vasoistansa
illative
vasaansa
vasoihinsa
adessive
vasallaan vasallansa
vasoillaan vasoillansa
ablative
vasaltaan vasaltansa
vasoiltaan vasoiltansa
allative
vasalleen vasallensa
vasoilleen vasoillensa
essive
vasanaan vasanansa
vasoinaan vasoinansa
translative
vasakseen vasaksensa
vasoikseen vasoiksensa
abessive
vasattaan vasattansa
vasoittaan vasoittansa
instructive
comitative
—vasoineen vasoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* vasaton
* vasikka
* vasoa
* hirvenvasa
* lattiavasa
* peuranvasa
* Vasalampi
* Vasankari
* vasanmerkintä

##### See also

* kili
* pentu
* poikanen
* varsa

#### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “vasa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

#### Further reading

* “1. vasa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish vase (Finnish Swedish vasa).

#### Noun

vasa
* joist

##### Declension

Possessive forms of vasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasani
vasani
accusative
nom.
vasani
vasani
gen.
vasani
genitive
vasani
vasojeni vasaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaani
vasojani
inessive
vasassani
vasoissani
elative
vasastani
vasoistani
illative
vasaani
vasoihini
adessive
vasallani
vasoillani
ablative
vasaltani
vasoiltani
allative
vasalleni
vasoilleni
essive
vasanani
vasoinani
translative
vasakseni
vasoikseni
abessive
vasattani
vasoittani
instructive
comitative
—vasoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasasi
vasasi
accusative
nom.
vasasi
vasasi
gen.
vasasi
genitive
vasasi
vasojesi vasaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaasi
vasojasi
inessive
vasassasi
vasoissasi
elative
vasastasi
vasoistasi
illative
vasaasi
vasoihisi
adessive
vasallasi
vasoillasi
ablative
vasaltasi
vasoiltasi
allative
vasallesi
vasoillesi
essive
vasanasi
vasoinasi
translative
vasaksesi
vasoiksesi
abessive
vasattasi
vasoittasi
instructive
comitative
—vasoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasamme
vasamme
accusative
nom.
vasamme
vasamme
gen.
vasamme
genitive
vasamme
vasojemme vasaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaamme
vasojamme
inessive
vasassamme
vasoissamme
elative
vasastamme
vasoistamme
illative
vasaamme
vasoihimme
adessive
vasallamme
vasoillamme
ablative
vasaltamme
vasoiltamme
allative
vasallemme
vasoillemme
essive
vasanamme
vasoinamme
translative
vasaksemme
vasoiksemme
abessive
vasattamme
vasoittamme
instructive
comitative
—vasoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasanne
vasanne
accusative
nom.
vasanne
vasanne
gen.
vasanne
genitive
vasanne
vasojenne vasainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaanne
vasojanne
inessive
vasassanne
vasoissanne
elative
vasastanne
vasoistanne
illative
vasaanne
vasoihinne
adessive
vasallanne
vasoillanne
ablative
vasaltanne
vasoiltanne
allative
vasallenne
vasoillenne
essive
vasananne
vasoinanne
translative
vasaksenne
vasoiksenne
abessive
vasattanne
vasoittanne
instructive
comitative
—vasoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vasansa
vasansa
accusative
nom.
vasansa
vasansa
gen.
vasansa
genitive
vasansa
vasojensa vasainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vasaansa
vasojaan vasojansa
inessive
vasassaan vasassansa
vasoissaan vasoissansa
elative
vasastaan vasastansa
vasoistaan vasoistansa
illative
vasaansa
vasoihinsa
adessive
vasallaan vasallansa
vasoillaan vasoillansa
ablative
vasaltaan vasaltansa
vasoiltaan vasoiltansa
allative
vasalleen vasallensa
vasoilleen vasoillensa
essive
vasanaan vasanansa
vasoinaan vasoinansa
translative
vasakseen vasaksensa
vasoikseen vasoiksensa
abessive
vasattaan vasattansa
vasoittaan vasoittansa
instructive
comitative
—vasoineen vasoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* vasoittaa
* lattiavasa

#### Further reading

* “2. vasa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

## Hungarian
### Etymology

vas +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɒʃɒ]
* Hyphenation: va‧sa

### Noun

vasa
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of vas

#### Declension
## Icelandic
### Noun

vasa
* indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular of vasi
* indefinite accusative/genitive plural of vasi

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈu̯aː.sa/, [ˈu̯äːs̠ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈva.sa/, [ˈväːs̬ä]

### Noun

vāsa
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vāsum
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vās

### References

* "vasa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀯𑀲 (Brahmi script)
* वस (Devanagari script)
* ৰস (Bengali script)
* වස (Sinhalese script)
* ဝသ (Burmese script)
* วส or วะสะ (Thai script)
* ᩅᩈ (Tai Tham script)
* ວສ or ວະສະ (Lao script)
* វស (Khmer script)
* 𑅇𑄥 (Chakma script)

### Verb

vasa
* imperative active second-person singular of vasati (“to dwell”)
* imperative active second-person singular of vasati (“to clothe”)

### Noun

vasa ?
* the Pali root vas (to dwell)
** c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎ (overall work in Pali), page 291; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:वचवसवहादीनं उकारो वस्स ये ॥६॥ वच, वस, वह इच्चेवमादीनं धातूनं वकारस्स उकारो होति य पच्चये परे । उच्चते, वुच्चति; वुस्सति; वुय्हति ॥6. Vacavasavahādīnaṃ ukāro vassa ye Vaca, vasa, vaha iccevamādīnaṃ dhātūnaṃ vakārassa ukāro hoti ya paccaye pare.Uccate, vuccate; vussati; vuyhati.Vac, vas, vah etc. which have 'u' for 'va' Roots vac, vas, vah and so on etc. have 'u' from 'va' next to the ending 'ya'. Exx: uccate, vuccate; vussati; vuyhati.
* the Pali root vas (to clothe)

## Samoan
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian wasa).

### Noun

vasa
* ocean

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vaˈsɑː/

### Interjection

vasa
* huh? what did you say? contraction of vad sade du/ni

#### Synonyms

* hursa
* va

### References

* ↑ vasa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) (interjection sense)

### Anagrams

* avas, sava

## Yami
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

### Adjective

vasa
* wet

## Zou
### Etymology

From va (“bird”) +‎ sa (“meat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /và.sǎ/
* Hyphenation: va‧sa

### Noun

vasá
* meat of a bird

### References

* Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 64