wakia

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Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

Verb

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wakia

  1. to wake

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • West Frisian: wekje

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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wakia (n class, plural wakia)

  1. An ounce.
    Synonym: aunsi
  2. (obsolete) An old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309 Nr. 2976