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Revision as of 08:10, 20 November 2024

Chakobsa

Etymology

From *un-wathi.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wa/

Rhymes: -a

Orthographic Form

nwa 

Preposition

wa

  1. in front of, before, at the front of (takes dependent/genitive)
  2. before (temporally; takes dependent/genitive; subject, if present, will be the object of the preposition followed by a verb phrase headed by an infinitive; if no subject is present, the object is an infinitive)

Meereenese Valyrian

Etymology

From High Valyrian va.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wə/

Rhymes:

Preposition

wa

  1. to, toward, towards
  2. Co-occurs with indirect objects of ditransitive verbs.
  3. at
  4. for
    Mashish kiz nyekh wa nya qlof.
    They came this morning for my flock.
    -Goatherd (Game of Thrones, Episode 406)
  5. of
  6. as

Væyne Zaanics

Etymology

Created jointly by Thomas Lyr, Bernard Severn, and Isabelle Lyr.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wɑ/

Rhymes:

Orthographic Form

wa

Conjunction

wa

  1. but