gua

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Asturian

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

Noun

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gua m (uncountable)

  1. marbles (game)

Betawi

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Alternative forms

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  • guah (Bekasi dialect)
  • gue (Tanah Abang dialect)
  • guè (Meester dialect)

Etymology

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From Chinese Hokkien (góa, “I, me, my”).

Pronunciation

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  • (literary) IPA(key): /ɡuˈ(w)a/
  • (Bekasi) IPA(key): /ɡuˈ(w)ah/
  • (Tanah Abang) IPA(key): /ɡuˈ(w)əː/
  • (Meester) IPA(key): /ɡuˈ(w)ɛ/
  • Literary dialect:(file)
  • Meester dialect:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gu‧a

Pronoun

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gua

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Usage notes

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  • Used mainly in a common situation, especially between friends or by someone older in terms of speaking to a younger person. As for the usage by a younger person speaking with an older person, there is no agreement whether it is appropriate to do so or not: some would regard it as inappropriate, some other would not.

Synonyms

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Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit गुहा (guhā). Cognate with Malay gua (cave).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡua/
  • Hyphenation: gu‧a

Noun

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gua

  1. cave (natural cavity formed underground)

Garo

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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.)

Noun

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gua

  1. (botany) Areca palm, Areca nut

References

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  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan

Iban

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit गुहा (guhā). Cognate with Malay gua (cave).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gua

  1. cave (natural cavity formed underground)

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡua/
  • Hyphenation: gua

Etymology 1

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From Malay gua, from Sanskrit गुहा (guhā, cave).

Noun

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gua

  1. cave
    Synonyms: gaung, gohong, ngalau
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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From Betawi Udik gua (I, me, my), from Chinese Hokkien (góa, “I, me, my”). Doublet of gue.

Pronoun

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gua

  1. (Jakarta, slang) First-person singular pronoun: I, me, my
Alternative forms
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  • wa (texting)
  • gw (texting)
Synonyms
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Indonesian first-person pronouns:

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology 1

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From Hokkien (góa).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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gua (Jawi spelling ݢوا)

  1. (Malaysia) I, me, my

See also

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Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard sayaساي
akuاکو, ku-كو- (informal/towards God)
-ku-كو (informal possessive)
hambaهمبا (dated)
kamiکامي (exclusive)
kita orangكيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kitaکيت (inclusive)
royal betaبيتا
2nd person standard kamuکامو
andaاندا (formal)
engkauاڠکاو, kau-كاو- (informal/towards God)
awakاوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu-مو (possessive)
awak semuaاوق سموا
kamu semuaكامو سموا
kalianکالين (informal)
kau orangكاو اورڠ (informal)
royal tuankuتوانكو
3rd person standard diaدي
iaاي
beliauبلياو (honorific)
-nya (possessive)
merekaمريک
dia orangدي اورڠ (informal)
royal bagindaبݢيندا

Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit गुहा (guhā, cave).

Noun

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gua (Jawi spelling ݢوا, plural gua-gua, informal 1st possessive guaku, 2nd possessive guamu, 3rd possessive guanya)

  1. cave

Mandarin

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Romanization

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gua

  1. Nonstandard spelling of guā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of guǎ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of guà.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

West Makian

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Etymology

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Likely cognate with Tabaru goa and possibly Ternate ugu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gua

  1. the buttocks
    Synonym: pani

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics

Zou

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Gua.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gua

  1. bamboo

References

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  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45