WA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wa"

English

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌbəlˌjuː eɪ/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

WA

1. (postal) Abbreviation of Washington: a state of the United States.
2. Initialism of Western Australia: a state of Australia.

   Coordinate terms: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC

3. (sports) Initialism of World Athletics.

Noun

WA (plural WAs)

1. (netball) Initialism of wing attack.

Anagrams

• aw

Indonesian

Etymology

From English WhatsApp, abbreviated.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /we.ʔa/, /wea/

Proper noun

WA

1. (colloquial) WhatsApp

Noun

WA (plural WA-WA)

1. (colloquial) a message sent using WhatsApp

   Kamu udah baca WAku belom? ― Have you read my WhatsApp message?

Verb

WA

1. (colloquial) to contact via WhatsApp

   Kalau sudah sampai rumah jangan lupa WA aku, ya! ― When you get home, don't forget to Whatsapp me, okay?

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟iɲ̟ĩŋɡɯ̟ ã̠ɰ̃sa̠ː]

Noun

W(ウイニング)A( アンサー) • (uiningu ansā) 

1. abbreviation of ウイニングアンサー (uiningu ansā)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English WhatsApp, abbreviated.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa/ [ˈwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: WA

Proper noun

WA

1. (informal) WhatsApp

Noun

WA m (plural WAs)

1. (informal) a user account belonging to WhatsApp.
2. (informal) a message sent using WhatsApp.