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wela

See also: Wela

Chamicuro

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Etymology

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From Spanish vela.

Noun

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wela

  1. sail

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.la/, [ˈʋɛ.lə]

Verb

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wela

  1. (stative) to be hot

Muna

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Noun

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wela

  1. cockatoo

Northern Sotho

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Verb

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wela

  1. to fall into

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *welō, *walō, from Proto-Germanic *welô.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wela m (West Saxon)

  1. wealth
    • The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse
      ...Ne ġedafenað þē nū þē dryhten ġeaf welan and wiste and woruldspēde,...
      ...It befitteth thee not since to thee the Lord hath given wealth and abundance and worldly prosperity,...

Declension

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Declension of wela (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wela welan
accusative welan welan
genitive welan welena
dative welan welum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: wele
    • English: weal
    • Scots: weal, weel

References

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Old High German

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Alternative forms

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  • ƿela — Manuscript form

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wela.

Adverb

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wela

  1. Alternative form of wola

Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wela.

Adverb

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wela (comparative bet, superlative best)

  1. well

Descendants

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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish abuela.

Noun

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wela

  1. grandmother
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Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Welle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛla
  • Syllabification: we‧la

Noun

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wela f

  1. wave

Further reading

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  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “wela”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 308

Swazi

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Verb

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-wela

  1. to cross (path, road, river)
  2. to go overseas

Inflection

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Xhosa

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Verb

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-wela

  1. to cross

Inflection

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