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See also: QA, , qᵃ̄, .qa, -qa, Q&A, and Q & A

Crimean Tatar

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Adverb

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qa

  1. (Northern dialect) so where's

Usage notes

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  • Corresponding word in a standard Crimean Tatar: hani

K'iche'

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Pronoun

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qa

  1. our

References

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Lushootseed

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /qɑ/

Numeral

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qa

  1. a lot, lots, many, much

Sumerian

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Romanization

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qa

  1. Romanization of 𒋡 (qa)

White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned at all by Ratliff. Bears resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *ɡoː, “throat”) and other words in the area like Vietnamese cổ (neck) - perhaps an areal word, and/or a sound-symbolic formation (using guttural velars and uvulars to represent the throat).”

Noun

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qa (classifier: tus)

  1. back of the throat
  2. the (inner) throat, vocal cord
    Neeg mob qa hais tsis tau lus.People with sore throat cannot speak.
    Haus luam yeeb ntau ces lub qa yuav puas.Smoking too much can ruin your vocal cords.
Derived terms
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  • txhaws qa (sore throat, swollen stuffy throat)

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned at all by Ratliff. Bears a vague resemblance to Thai กิ้งก่า (gîng-gàa, lizard).”

Adjective

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qa

  1. pertaining to lizards
Derived terms
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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 255.