waj

Marshallese

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Definitions
  • a watchman.
  • a guard.
  • a watch (surveillance).
  • a patrol.
  • a sentinel.
  • a watch (timepiece).

Etymology

Borrowed from English watch (sentinel, sentry, guard) derived from Middle English wacche derived from Old English wæċċe (watch).

Origin

Old English

wæċċe

Gloss

watch

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
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