See also: wåch, and Wach

Atong (India)

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Etymology

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From English watch.

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Noun

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wach (Bengali script ৱাচ)

  1. watch (equipment)

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German weich, Old High German weih, from Proto-West Germanic *waikw, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz. Cognate with German weich, Hunsrik weuch, Old Norse veikr (soft, tender), Old Saxon wēk, Old English wāc, Dutch week, English weak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɑːx/
  • Hyphenation: wach

Adjective

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wach (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. soft, mellow
  2. (of a person) stupid, dopey, stoned

German

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Etymology

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From the noun Wache.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vax/, [vaχ]
  • Rhymes: -ax
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Adjective

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wach (strong nominative masculine singular wacher, comparative wacher, superlative am wachsten)

  1. awake

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Derived terms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wach” in Duden online
  • wach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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wach

  1. awake

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Old Frisian

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Ēn wāch. (1.1)
 
Ēn wāch. (1.2)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *waigaz. Cognates include Old English wāg and Old Saxon wēg.

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Noun

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wāch m

  1. wall
  2. (anatomy) abdominal wall
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  • Saterland Frisian: Wooge

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *wai. Cognates include Old English and Old Saxon wah.

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Interjection

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wach!

  1. woe!

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvax/
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: wach

Noun

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wach

  1. genitive plural of wacha