waro
See also: warõ
'Are'are
Noun
waro
Synonyms
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Barapasi
Noun
waro
References
- C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.121
Japanese
Romanization
waro
Kaiy
Noun
waro
References
- Duane A. Clouse, 1997, Toward a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya, In Karl J. Franklin (ed.), Papers in Papuan linguistics No. 2, 133-236. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, page 172
- C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.108
Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu.
Numeral
waro
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *waro (“deep hole or pit”).
Noun
waro
- pit, chasm, abyss
- Synonym: rua
- mine
- coal, charcoal
- Synonym: waro koranehe
- carbon
- waro hāora-rua ― carbon dioxide
Further reading
- “waro” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Ternate
Verb
waro
- (intransitive, transitive) to know (to be aware; to be cognizant of sth)
- (transitive) to know (to understand or have a grasp of through experience or study)
- Ngana waro bahasa Belanda bolo ua? ― Do you know Dutch?
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | towaro | fowaro | miwaro | |
| 2nd person | nowaro | niwaro | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | owaro | iwaro yowaro (archaic) | |
| feminine | mowaro | |||
| neuter | iwaro | |||
Derived terms
- hakawaro
- wowaro
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh