bah
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /bæ/, /bɑː/
- Rhymes: -æ, -ɑː
- Homophones: baa, bar (in some pronunciations)
Interjection
bah
- (sometimes humorous) Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.
- 1992, April Kihlstrom, Dangerous Masquerade:
- Templeton looked over the assembled servants speculatively, then shrugged. "Bah!" he said. "They're of no use to me. Come, Andrew, a word with you upstairs."
Synonyms
- (expressing contempt): pht, feh, meh, pooh, pshaw, poh, pish; see also Thesaurus:bah
- (expressing disgust): bleh, ick, ych a fi; see also Thesaurus:yuck
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Interjection
bah
French
Pronunciation
Interjection
bah
- No.
- Bah, bah, bah !
- No, no, no!
- An exclamation to fill space, often used as an intensifier; well, err, um.
- Tu veux jouer aussi ? - Bah, ouais.
- Do you want to play too? - Well, yeah.
Synonyms
- (exclamation to fill space): ben
Further reading
- “bah”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Interjection
bah
- an exclamation of disgust: yuck, etc.
Synonyms
Italian
Pronunciation
Interjection
bah
- Indicates astonishment, resignation and despise; usually used after noticing or hearing something you don't like or you don't know what to think about, to avoid commenting or giving an answer to a question.
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References
Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *bah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.
Alternative forms
Noun
bah (Jawi spelling به, plural bah-bah)
- flood (overflow of water)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Shortened form of abah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *aba-h, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba-h, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba-h, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aba-h, from *aba, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *aba.
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Noun
bah (Jawi spelling به)
- Alternative form of abah
Etymology 3
Shortened form of babah, from baba, variant of bapa.
Alternative forms
Noun
bah (Jawi spelling به)
- Alternative form of bapa
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of bahasa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).
Alternative forms
Noun
bah (Jawi spelling به)
- Abbreviation of bahasa.
Etymology 5
Shortened form of bawah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *babah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Chamic *babah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *babah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *babah, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaq, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *babaq.
Alternative forms
Preposition
bah (Jawi spelling به)
- Alternative form of bawah
Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of bah – see 肉 (“meat; flesh”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 肉). |
Spanish
Pronunciation
Interjection
bah
See also
References
- “bah”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:English/æ
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- Rhymes:Malay/ah
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- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Chamic
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