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wai

Etymology 1 n. A Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow. Etymology 2

adv. (label en Internet slang) why (qualifier: a purposeful misspelling) conj. (label en Internet slang) why (qualifier: a purposeful misspelling)

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Wai

Wai or WAI may refer to:

  • Wai, Maharashtra, a town in India
  • Koh Wai, also known as Poulo Wai or the Wai Islands, is a group of two small uninhabited islands in the Gulf of Siam, Cambodia
  • Wai, a term referring to the walled villages of Hong Kong
  • Wai, Māori word for "water" or "river", used as a common prefix in New Zealand place names
  • Wa (Japan) (倭), the Cantonese pronunciation of an ancient name of Japan, sometimes transcribed as Wai
  • Wai, an alternative name for the Nuristani people, speakers of the Waigali language
  • Wai, a form of Thai greeting
  • Web Accessibility Initiative, an effort to improve the accessibility of the World Wide Web (WWW or Web) for people with disabilities
  • NO WAI, a phrase that is part of the O RLY? Internet meme
Wai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Wai(Assembly constituency) of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is one of the constituencies located in the Satara district.

It is a part of the Satara (Lok Sabha constituency), along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Patan, Karad South, Koregaon, Satara and Karad North from the Satara district.

Usage examples of "wai".

She watched Lu Wai walk away and wondered if Danner knew about Letitia.

Ude Neuyen, to the double breath of Sergeant Lu Wai and Letitia Dogias, the communications engineer, and wondered how it had been for the first colonists: listening to the breath of someone close by, Waiting for the onset of the cough that meant a lover or child was going to die.

Lu Wai or Letitia sneezed and Marghe jumped, then jumped again as a pale seed drift floated by.

Lu Wai pulled each piece free one by one and laid them down carefully in some pattern Marghe could not follow.

Letitia and Lu Wai almost looked at each other but did not, and in the back of the sled, Ude sat up.

Lu Wai and Ude were both asleep, and Letitia was making notes on her wristcom.

As they headed north, outcroppings of gray rock became more frequent and Lu Wai had to ease back on the stick to maneuver safely.

Lu Wai and Ude slid covers over the instrument panels and clipped them down, then began securing the plastic storage bins with all their supplies.

She helped Lu Wai drag Letitia into the shelter between the crag and the sled.

She would know, too, that Lu Wai would do everything in her power to keep Letitia safe.

This was why Lu Wai and Letitia had not wanted her to meet Jink and Oriyest.

While Letitia and Ude worked on the relay, Marghe rode north with Lu Wai on the sled.

She thought about asking for tea, but that would probably only make Lu Wai more uncomfortable.

In her peripheral vision she saw Lu Wai sit up straighter and realized she had shifted back into commanding officer mode.

Both she and Lu Wai often left Port Central for weeks at a time, so any necessary absence would not attract suspicion.