weta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori wētā. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛtə/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈweːtʌː/, /ˈwedə/ === Noun === weta (plural weta or wetas) (New Zealand) Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Tewa, Tawe, tawe == Igbo == === Etymology === From we (“take”) +‎ -tá (“towards”). === Verb === wetá to bring == Māori == === Noun === weta dirt filth; excrement Synonym: tae (idiomatic, vulgar) no way; hell no; never! === References === "weta" – Māori Dictionary John C. Moorfield (2011), “weta”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Spanish aguaitar in the meaning of "to pay attention" or "to take care". === Verb === weta to see == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛta Syllabification: we‧ta === Etymology 1 === See wet. ==== Noun ==== weta f (obsolete) alternative form of wet ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== weta m pers genitive/accusative singular of wet === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== weta n inflection of weto: genitive singular nominative/accusative/vocative plural == Swazi == === Etymology === Borrowed from English waiter. === Noun === wetá class 1a (plural bówetá class 2a) waiter ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. == Tocharian B == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === weta f a battle, struggle ==== Derived terms ==== eweta (“in conflict”) ewetaitstse (“embattled”) === Further reading === Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “weta”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN