tua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tua"

Languages (27)

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Symbol

tua

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Wiarumus.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Wiarumus terms

Akan

Verb

tua (Twi)

1. to pay

   Synonym: ma sika

Derived terms

• tua ka (“to pay a debt”)

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• tuha

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tua/
• (Kedayan) IPA^(key): /tuha/
• Hyphenation: tu‧a

Adjective

tua

1. old (age of a living being)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “age”): muda (“young”) (living being)

Coordinate terms

• (age): lama (“old”) (non-living being)

Catalan

Pronoun

tua

1. (archaic, Northern, Alghero)
   1. feminine singular of teu
   2. feminine singular of tou

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuʔa/ [ˈt̪uː.ʔa]
• Hyphenation: tu‧a

Verb

tua (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜀ)

1. (colloquial) clipping of atua (“there is; to be there”)

   Tua iyang sakyanan.

   His car is over there.

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns

	direct*		indirect*		oblique	locative	allative	existential**		destination	interjection**		manner**
	full	short	full	short				full	short		full	short	full	short
near speaker***	kirí karí	ri	niiri niari	iri ari	kan-ari† kan-iri†	dirí	ngarí	adia	dia	arí	diará	dará	ingon iri ingon ari	ing-ari in-ari
near speaker and listener***	kiní kaní	ni	niini niani	ini ani	kan-ani† kan-ini†	dinhi	nganhi	ania	nia	anhi	niará	nará	ingon ini ingon ani	ing-ani in-ani
near listener	kanâ	nà	nianà	anà	kan-anà†	dinhà dirâ	nganhà ngarâ	anaa	naa	anhà	naará	nará	ingon anà	ing-anà in-anà
remote	kadto kató	to	niadto niato	adto ato	kan-adto†	didto	ngadto	atua	tua	adto	tuará	turá	ingon adto ingon ato	ing-ato in-ato

^† Archaic
* When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences.
** Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial.
*** These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Numeral

tua

1. two
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Legationis Turcicae Epistolae Quatuor, page 389:

     Jussus ita numerabat. Ita, tua, tria, fyder, fyuf, seis, sevene, prorsus, ut nos Flandri.

     When I asked him to count, he did so as follows: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, just as we Flemings do.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɥa/

Verb

tua

1. third-person singular past historic of tuer

Anagrams

• tau

Iban

Etymology

Most likely it comes from the devoicing of the initial consonant of the word dua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tua/

Pronoun

tua

1. we (both of us)

Ido

Etymology

From tu +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tua/

Determiner

tua

1. your: belonging to you (informal, singular)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• toewa, toea (1901–1947)

Etymology

From Malay tua, tuha, from Classical Malay توا (tua), توها (tuha), from Proto-Malayic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtua/ [ˈt̪u.a]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: tu‧a

Adjective

tua (comparative lebih tua, superlative paling tua)

1. old (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)

   Synonyms: butut, lama

   Antonym: muda

2. ripe (ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds)

   Synonyms: masak, matang

Derived terms

• berketua
• berketuakan
• bertua-tua
• bertua-tuaan
• dituakan
• keketuaan
• ketua
• ketua-tuaan
• ketuaan
• mengetuai
• menua
• menuakan
• pengetua
• penuaan
• tertua
• tetua
• tua-tua

• orang tua (“parent”)
• tua bangka
• tua bengkok
• tua dagang
• tua kampung
• tua kejemur
• tua leler
• tua lontok
• tua renta
• tua rumah
• tua suntuk

Related terms

• kakatua (“pincers”)
• mertua (“parent in-law”)
• tuan
• Tuhan

Further reading

• “tua”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Alternative forms

• tuagh, tuaigh (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠuə/
• Homophone: tuath (some accents)

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish túag (“axe, hatchet”).

Noun

tua f (genitive singular tua or tuaighe, nominative plural tuanna)

1. axe; hatchet

Declension

Declension of tua (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative tua tuanna vocative a thua a thuanna genitive tua tuanna dative tua tuanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an tua na tuanna genitive na tua na dtuanna dative leis an tua don tua leis na tuanna

• Alternative genitive singular: tuaighe (Cois Fharraige)
• Alternative dative singular: tuaigh (Cork)

Derived terms

• tua búistéara (“pole-axe”)
• tua chatha (“battle-axe”)
• tua chogaidh (“battle-axe”)
• tua choille (“woodman's axe”)
• tua chonnaidh (“firewood chopper, hatchet”)
• tua mhoirtíse (“mortise axe”)
• tuadóir (“axe-man, hewer, chopper”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish túag (“arch”).

Noun

tua f (genitive singular tua, nominative plural tuanna)

1. alternative form of stua (“arch”)

Derived terms

• tua cheatha (“rainbow”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tua

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tua	thua	dtua

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• A. Palandri, Ú. Bhreathnach, M. Měchura, G. Ó Cleircín, and B. Ó Raghallaigh, (2026), “tua”, in Taisce Chanúintí na Gaeilge - Repository of Irish Dialects‎^[3] (in Irish and English), Dublin City University
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “tuaġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1262; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• “tua”, in Foclóir Nua Gaeilge (in Irish), Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tua, feminine of tuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtu.a/
• Rhymes: -ua
• Hyphenation: tù‧a

Determiner

tua f sg

1. feminine singular of tuo

Pronoun

tua f sg

1. feminine singular of tuo

Related terms

Italian possessives

possessor			possessee
no.	person		m sg.	f sg.	m pl.	f pl.
sg.	1st		mio	mia	miei	mie
	2nd	familiar	tuo	tua	tuoi	tue
		polite	Suo	Sua	Suoi	Sue
	3rd		suo	sua	suoi	sue
pl.	1st		nostro	nostra	nostri	nostre
	2nd	familiar	vostro	vostra	vostri	vostre
		polite	Loro
	3rd		loro

Anagrams

• -uta, tau

Javanese

Adjective

tua

1. nonstandard spelling of tuwa

Latin

Pronunciation

• tua:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtu.a]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtuː.a]
• tuā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtu.aː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtuː.a]

Adjective

tua

1. inflection of tuus:
   1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural neuter

Adjective

tuā

1. ablative singular feminine of tuus

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *taa.

Pronoun

tua

1. that

Declension

Declension of tua
	singular	plural
nominative	tua	nuad
genitive	tuan	nualoiden
partitive	tuad	nualoid
essive	tuan	nualoin
instructive	—	nualoin
inessive	tuas	nualoiš
elative	tuaspiä	nualoišpiä
illative	tuah	nualoihe
adessive	tual	nualoil
ablative	tualpiä	nualoilpiä
allative	tuale	nualoile
abessive	tuata	nualoita
prolative	tuači	nualoiči
translative	tuaks	nualoikš
additive	tuahpiä	nualoihepiä
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

• M. Pahomov (2022), Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎^[4], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN

Malay

Alternative forms

• tuha

Etymology

From tuha, from Proto-Malayic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtua/ [ˈt̪u.a]
• Rhymes: -ua, -a
• IPA^(key): /ˈtuə/ [ˈt̪u.ə], /ˈtuə/ [ˈt̪wə] (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard)
• Hyphenation: tu‧a

Adjective

tua (Jawi spelling توا, comparative lebih tua, superlative paling tua)

1. old (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
2. ripe (ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds)

   Synonyms: masak, matang

3. dark, deep (of hues, colours)

   Synonym: gelap

4. pure, unadulterated (of metals)

   Synonym: tulen

Derived terms

• kakaktua
• ketua
• mentua
• mertua
• orang tua

Related terms

• tuan
• Tuhan

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “توا toewa”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 90
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تو tuwa”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 195
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tua”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 603

Further reading

• "tua" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "tua" at PRPM first version)

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtua/ [ˈtʉɐ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqa, from Proto-Central Pacific *tuqa, from Proto-Oceanic *tuqan (“bone”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqəlaŋ (“bone”). Cognates include Hawaiian kua (“back, burden”), Rarotongan tua (“back or behind, beyond”), Samoan tua (“beyond, outside”), Tahitian tua (“ridge, crest”) and Tongan tuʻa.

Noun

tua

1. back, rear of the body

   Synonym: muri

Adjective

tua

1. further, beyond

Adverb

tua

1. (location) this side, here

Derived terms

• tuaiwi
• tuarā
• tuatara
• tuawhenua

Related terms

• tuatua
• tua-
• iwi

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tua

1. to fell, chop down a tree

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “tua”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tua f (definite singular tua, indefinite plural tuer or tuor, definite plural tuene or tuone)

1. definite singular of tue
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of tue

Old Catalan

Adjective

tua

1. feminine singular of tou

Pangasinan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtua/, [ˈtʊ.a]
• Hyphenation: tu‧a

Noun

túa

1. truth

Derived terms

• matua

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ɐ/

• (São Miguel, Azores) IPA^(key): [ˈtyɐ]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uɐ
• Homophone: Tua
• Hyphenation: tu‧a

Determiner

tua

1. feminine singular of teu

Pronoun

tua

1. feminine singular of teu

Noun

tua

1. feminine of teu

See also

Portuguese possessives

possessor			possessee
no.	person		m sg.	f sg.	m pl.	f pl.
sg.	1st		meu	minha	meus	minhas
	2nd		teu	tua	teus	tuas
	3rd	any	seu	sua	seus	suas
		m	dele
		f	dela
pl.	1st		nosso	nossa	nossos	nossas
	2nd		vosso	vossa	vossos	vossas
	3rd	any	seu	sua	seus	suas
		m	deles
		f	delas

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-tua (infinitive kutua)

1. to halt, to stop; to cause to settle or rest

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tua
Positive present -natua Subjunctive -tue Negative -tui Imperative singular tua
Infinitives
Positive kutua Negative kutotua
Imperatives
Singular tua Plural tueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutua Positive past positive subject concord + -litua Negative past negative subject concord + -kutua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natua) Singular Plural 1st person ninatua/natua tunatua 2nd person unatua mnatua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatua wanatua other classes positive subject concord + -natua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tui) Singular Plural 1st person situi hatutui 2nd person hutui hamtui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatui hawatui other classes negative subject concord + -tui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatua Negative future negative subject concord + -tatua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tue) Singular Plural 1st person nitue tutue 2nd person utue mtue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atue watue other classes positive subject concord + -tue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atua) Singular Plural 1st person natua twatua 2nd person watua mwatua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atua watua m-mi(III/IV) watua yatua ji-ma(V/VI) latua yatua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatua vyatua n(IX/X) yatua zatua u(XI) watua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatua pa(XVI) patua mu(XVIII) mwatua
Perfect positive subject concord + -metua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotua Consecutive katua / positive subject concord + -katua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitua -tutua 2nd person -kutua -watua/-kutueni/-watueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtua -watua m-mi(III/IV) -utua -itua ji-ma(V/VI) -litua -yatua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitua -vitua n(IX/X) -itua -zitua u(XI) -utua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutua pa(XVI) -patua mu(XVIII) -mutua Reflexive -jitua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tuaye -tuao m-mi(III/IV) -tuao -tuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tualo -tuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tuacho -tuavyo n(IX/X) -tuayo -tuazo u(XI) -tuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tuako pa(XVI) -tuapo mu(XVIII) -tuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetua -otua m-mi(III/IV) -otua -yotua ji-ma(V/VI) -lotua -yotua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotua -vyotua n(IX/X) -yotua -zotua u(XI) -otua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotua pa(XVI) -potua mu(XVIII) -motua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -tulia
  • Causative: -tuliza

• Nominal derivations:
  • kituo (“station”)

Tahitian

Noun

tua

1. back

Teanu

Etymology

From tV- + Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tua/

Numeral

tua

1. eight

References

• François, Alexandre (2021), Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands)‎^[5], Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, →DOI, tua
• François, Alexandre (2021), Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema‎^[6] (electronic files), Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, tua

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuak, compare Malay tuak.

Noun

tua

1. indigenous arrack
2. European wine made from grapes

Derived terms

• tua-uvas
• tuaka
• tua-aka
• tua-mutin

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tuə˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tuə˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鬚 (SV: tu). Doublet of râu.

Noun

tua • (𦄼, 𬗲)

1. fringe; tassel
2. fringe- or tassel-like object; feeler (of certain animals); antenna

Derived terms

• tua rua

Etymology 2

From French tour.

Noun

tua

1. turn; rotation; round
2. trip; tour
3. stroll; walk

Verb

tua

1. to rewind or skip forward; to rewind or fast forward (a movie, video, etc.)

   Coi phim kiểu gì mà tua riết vậy ông?

   What kind of watcher are you to just keep on fast forwarding movies?

Etymology 3

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 須 (SV: tu).

Adverb

tua

1. (archaic) must; should

   Synonym: nên

   • 1745, 禪宗本行 [Thiền tông bản hạnh]‎^[7], page 26b:

     鐄渚歇鑛，舍須𠃩畨篤𠃩畨𬋆。

     Vàng chưa hết quặng, xá tua chín phen đúc chín phen rèn.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Anagrams

• tau

Welsh

Alternative forms

• tuag (used before vowels)

Etymology

From tu (“side; beside”) +‎ â (“with”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɨː.a/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtiː.a/
• Rhymes: -ɨːa

Preposition

tua

1. towards

   Synonym: tuag at

2. about, approximately

   Synonym: oddeutu

   tua naw o’r gloch

   about nine o’clock

   tua phum pwys o datws

   about five pounds of potatoes

Usage notes

• Triggers the aspirate mutation in formal language but not often in colloquial language, where the aspiriate mutation is mostly found in set phrases.
• Takes the form tuag before vowels when the meaning is "towards" but not when it means "about, approximately".

Derived terms

• tuag at (“towards”)
• tua thref (“homewards”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tua

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tua	unchanged△	nhua	thua

^△Irregular.

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.