noh

See also: Noh, NOH, and nôh

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Nomu with h as a placeholder.

Symbol

noh

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nomu.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Nomu terms

English

Alternative forms

• nō, nou

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 能 (nō), from Middle Chinese 能 (nong, “talent, ability”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /nəʊ/

  • Audio (female voice):

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  • Rhymes: -əʊ
• (US) IPA^(key): /noʊ/

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• Homophones: no, know

Noun

noh (uncountable)

1. A form of classical Japanese music drama.

Translations

Japanese drama

• Czech: nó n
• Dutch: no (nl) m
• French: nô (fr) m
• Portuguese: nô (pt) m

Anagrams

• 'hon, Hon, Hon., h'on, hon, ohn

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *n.mɤːꟲ (“meat, flesh”). Cognate with Thai เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa), Northern Thai ᨶᩮᩬᩥ᩶ᩋ, Lao ເນຶ້ອ (nưa) or ເນື້ອ (nư̄a), Lü ᦵᦓᦲᧉ (noe²), Khün ᨶᩮᩨ᩶ᩬ, Shan ၼိူဝ်ႉ (nô̰e), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (nü0), Zhuang noh, Nong Zhuang nowx or nwx, Saek หมร้อ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no˧/

Noun

noh

1. meat

Cebuano

Interjection

noh

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) alternative form of no
   • 2019 — Diputado, Salvador, Video ni Jim Paredes (02 April), Cuentas Claras, SuperBalita Cebu

     Unsa kahay nasud^[sic] sa hunahuna ni Jim Paredes nga nag-video man siya sa iyang gihimo noh?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Central Franconian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old High German nāh

Middle High German nāh

Central Franconian noh

Inherited from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔː/

Adjective

noh (masculine nohe, feminine noh, comparative noher or nöher or nöhter, superlative et nohste or nöhste or nöhtste or nöchste or nächste)

1. near; close

Usage notes

• The comparation forms with -o- are Moselle Franconian, those with -ö- are Ripuarian.
• The superlatives nächste (Moselle Franconian) and nöchste (Ripuarian) are used in the sense of English next, though the more regular forms can have this sense as well.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnox]

Noun

noh f

1. genitive plural of noha

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of no.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoh/, [ˈno̞h]
• Rhymes: -oh
• Syllabification^(key): noh
• Hyphenation^(key): noh

Interjection

noh

1. synonym of no (“well”) (especially before a phrase or when expressing exasperation)

Further reading

• “noh”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• -hon

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• nohh
• no (less common)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

noh

1. an expression showing that one is impressed (either mildly or very impressed) or surprised; Oh wow; Would you look at that?

   Noh, þetta tók þig ekki langan tíma! ― Oh wow, you were quick.

See also

• nauh (“wow!”)

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьnogъ. By surface analysis, jiný + -oh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈnoɣ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈnox/

Noun

noh m pers

1. griffin

   V té také zemi jsú nohové, jichžto přědek jest ptačí a zadek jako lvový a paznohtové jsú jako voloví rohové.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 1497, Jan Hus, O marnosti:

     Mál byl mi svět, pod nebe sem od noha nesen.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noh (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	noh	nohy	nozi, nohové
genitive	noha	nohú	nohóv
dative	nohu, nohovi	nohoma	nohóm
accusative	noha	nohy	nohy
vocative	nože	nohy	nozi, nohové
locative	nohu, nohovi	nohú	noziech
instrumental	nohem	nohoma	nohy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: noh

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “noh”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nuh, whence also Old Frisian noch, Old High German noh.

Adverb

noh

1. still

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: noch (“still”, adverb)
  • Dutch: nog
    • Afrikaans: nog
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: noko
    • Petjo: noh
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: nug
  • Limburgish: nag
• Middle Dutch: noch (“neither, nor”, conjunction), nō
  • Dutch: noch
  • Limburgish: nóch

References

• Altniederfränkischer Psalm 18

Old High German

Alternative forms

• noc

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nuh.

Adverb

noh

1. still
2. more

Descendants

• Middle High German: noch
  • Bavarian: noch, nu

    Cimbrian: nó

  • German: noch
  • Luxembourgish: nach
  • Yiddish: נאָך (nokh)

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *n.mɤːꟲ (“meat, flesh”). The tone of Zhuang noh [noᴮ²] shows irregularity as a reflex of it.

In Northern Tai, cognate with Bouyei noh, Saek หมร้อ.

In Central Tai, cognate with Nong Zhuang nwx.

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Thai เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa), Northern Thai ᨶᩮᩬᩥ᩶ᩋ (nɯa⁶), Lao ເນື້ອ (nư̄a) or ເນຶ້ອ (nưa), Khün ᨶᩮᩨ᩶ᩬ, Lü ᦵᦓᦲᧉ (noe²), Tai Dam ꪹꪙ꫁ (ꞌnựa), Shan ၼိူဝ်ႉ (nô̰e), Tai Nüa ᥘᥫᥳ (lȯe), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (nü0).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /no˧/
• Tone numbers: no⁶
• Hyphenation: noh

Noun

noh (Sawndip forms 胬[3] or 奴[3] or 朒[3] or 䏧[3] or 𭸆[3] or 𰮷[3], 1957–1982 spelling noƅ)

1. meat

   Synonyms: nowx (Nong Zhuang), nwx (Nong Zhuang)

   noh mou ― pork

2. flesh (of a person)
3. flesh (of fruit)

Derived terms

• mounoh
• nohbiz
• nohcing
• nohlab
• nohmbaiq