mwah
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic. From the sound made when kissing, or the sound of a fretless bass.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mwɑː/, [ʘ]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /mwɑ/, [ʘ]
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /mwʌ/, [ʘ]
- Homophone: moi
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Interjection
[edit]mwah
- (often Internet slang) The sound of a kiss, to indicate blowing a kiss to someone.
- Thanks guys. 3 kisses for you all: mwah mwah mwah!
Coordinate terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]sound of a kiss
Noun
[edit]mwah (uncountable)
- The hallmark sound of a fretless bass guitar played with a certain technique, where treble frequencies increase gradually after the attack.
- Play it again, but with more mwah this time.
Translations
[edit]sound of a fretless bass guitar
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See also
[edit]- mwah ha ha
- mwha (South Africa)
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Interjection
[edit]mwah
Mokilese
[edit]Noun
[edit]mwah
References
[edit]- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Old Javanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Affixed uwah (“repetition; change”) + (m)aN-.
Adjective
[edit]mwah
- full of holes, worn out
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]mwah
Particle
[edit]mwah
- emphatic particle
Further reading
[edit]- "mwah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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- mkj:Family members
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- Old Javanese particles