Wai
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Wai or WAI may refer to:
- Wai, MaharashtraWai, MaharashtraWāi is a town in Sātārā District in Mahārāshtra, India.Wai has the epithetic name Dakshin Kāshi...
, a town in India - Wai, an alternative name for the Nuristani people, speakers of the Waigali language
- NO WAI, a phrase that is part of the O RLY?O RLY?O RLY? is an Internet phenomenon, typically presented as an image macro featuring a Snowy Owl. The phrase "O RLY?", an abbreviated form of "Oh, really?", is popularly used in Internet forums in a sarcastic manner, often in response to an obvious, predictable, or blatantly false statement...
Internet meme. - Wai, a form of Thai greetingThai greetingThe Thai greeting referred to as the wai consists of a slight bow, with the palms pressed together in a prayer-like fashion. It has its origin in the Indic Añjali Mudrā, like the Indian namasté and the Cambodian sampeah...
- Wai, a term referring to the walled villages of Hong KongWalled villages of Hong KongOnce common throughout China, walled villages can still be found in southern China and Hong Kong. Most of the walled villages in Hong Kong are located in the New Territories...
- Wa (Japan)Wa (Japan)Japanese is the oldest recorded name of Japan. Chinese, Korean, and Japanese scribes regularly wrote Wa or Yamato "Japan" with the Chinese character 倭 until the 8th century, when the Japanese found fault with it, replacing it with 和 "harmony, peace, balance".- Historical references :The earliest...
(倭), the Cantonese pronunciation of an ancient name of Japan, sometimes transcribed as Wai - Web Accessibility InitiativeWeb Accessibility InitiativeThe World Wide Web Consortium 's Web Accessibility Initiative is an effort to improve the accessibility of the World Wide Web for people with disabilities...