wah
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka).
Noun[edit]
wah (plural wahs)
Etymology 2[edit]
Imitative.
Interjection[edit]
wah
- A cry of fright, distress, etc. (especially of an infant or young child)
- A cry of amazement, delight, etc.
Usage notes[edit]
The word is often extended, for instance "wahhhhhhh", "waaaaaah", etc.
Alternative forms[edit]
Translations[edit]
cry of amazement
Noun[edit]
wah (plural wahs)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From Mandarin 哇 or Cantonese 嘩/哗.
Interjection[edit]
wah
- (Singlish, Manglish) Wow!; whoa! (expressing surprise or amazement)
- 2005 October 30, Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English:
- Wah, you quite brave hor...
Anagrams[edit]
Khasi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wah f
Mokilese[edit]
Noun[edit]
wah
- (one's) fruit
Declension[edit]
Possessive forms of wah (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)
singular possessor | first person | wehioa | |
---|---|---|---|
second person | wehmwen | ||
third person | weh | ||
dual possessors | first person inclusive | wehsa | |
first person exclusive | wehma | ||
second person | wehmwa | ||
third person | wehra | ||
plural possessors | first person inclusive | wehsai | |
first person exclusive | wehmai | ||
second person | wehmwai | ||
third person | wehrai | ||
remote plural possessors | first person inclusive | wehs | |
first person exclusive | wehmi | ||
second person | wehmwi | ||
third person | wehr | ||
construct form | wehn |
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Interjection[edit]
wah
- oops! (referring to oneself)
- clumsy! (referring to someone else)
- whew! (as one sits down after a strenuous activity)
Related terms[edit]
Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
wāh
Old Javanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, compare Malay bah.
Noun[edit]
wah
Pnar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Khasian *waʔ (“river”). Cognate with Khasi wah.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wah
Southern Kam[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wah
- to say
Yucatec Maya[edit]
Noun[edit]
wah
- Alternative spelling of waaj
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