wasai
Brunei Bisaya
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay. Compare Asi busay, Bikol Central busay, Cebuano busay and Tausug busay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wa‧sai
Noun
wasai
- waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Brunei Bisaya wasai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wasaj/
- Hyphenation: wa‧sai
Noun
wasai
- waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
Synonyms
Central Dusun
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay. Compare Asi busay, Bikol Central busay, Cebuano busay and Tausug busay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wa‧sai
Noun
wasai
- waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
Hausa
Pronunciation
Ideophone
wasai
Lotud
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay. Compare Asi busay, Bikol Central busay, Cebuano busay and Tausug busay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wa‧sai
Noun
wasai
- waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
Tambunan Dusun
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay. Compare Asi busay, Bikol Central busay, Cebuano busay and Tausug busay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wa‧sai
Noun
wasai
- waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
Urubú-Kaapor
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wat͡saʔi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wasaˈi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: wa‧sa‧i
Noun
wasai
Related terms
- wasai'y
References
- James Yoshio Kakumasu, Kiyoko Kakumasu, compilers (2007) [1988], “wasai”, in Dicionário por Tópicos Kaapor–Português [Kaapor–Portuguese Topical Dictionary][1] (overall work in Portuguese), Cuiabá: Sociedade Internacional de Lingüística, page 143