oho

See also: ōhō, ǀòho, and ô hô

English

Etymology

From Middle English o ho; o, ho; equivalent to o + ho.

Interjection

oho

1. Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.
   • 1880, Lucy Bethia Walford, Troublesome Daughters:

     "There is Kate, taking no heed of anybody; sensible old darling — she goes at her tea and cake — Oho! she has not touched them!"

   • 1914, Rupert Hughes, What Will People Say?:

     "Oho, my boy, that's the woman who keeps you here! Mrs. Neff hinted at it, but I wouldn't believe it till I had it from you."

   • 1988, Thomas Flanagan, The Tenants of Time:

     "Oho," he said, "a vile thing to say. It is. I am losing check upon my tongue, it is running free like a riderless horse. And I don't give a damn. I can say at last what I wanted for years to say, years of being politic and demure. No longer."

   • 1997, Bruce A Shuman, Beyond the library of the future:

     "Oho! Now I see where he's going with this, Frank thinks. Would have seen it earlier if I hadn't been so tired."

2. (archaic) The sound of weeping; boohoo.
   • 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:

     "Oho, oho, oho!" she wailed. "I didn't know; I didn't know. I meant no harm; indeed I didn't, ma'am."

Anagrams

• Hoo, OOH, hoo, ooh

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoho/
• Rhymes: -oho
• Syllabification: o‧ho

Interjection

oho

1. oho, aha

   Synonym: aha

Further reading

• “oho”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of ho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoho/, [ˈo̞ɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -oho
• Syllabification^(key): o‧ho
• Hyphenation^(key): oho

Interjection

oho

1. oops, whoops-a-daisy (acknowledgment of minor mistake)

   Synonyms: hups, hupsis, hupsista

2. wow, whoa, oh, ooh, ay, chihuahua (an indication of excitement or surprise)

   Synonyms: vau, vautsi, ahaa

Derived terms

• ohops

Further reading

• “oho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• hoo

Lotha Naga

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *p-hwa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-wa.

Noun

oho

1. tooth

Further reading

• Murry, K. R.; Yanthan, J. T.; Patton, Alumo (1978), Anglo-Lotha Vocabulary, Wokha, Nagaland: Kyong Academy, page 144

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.xɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔxɔ
• Syllabification: o‧ho

Interjection

oho

1. oho!

Further reading

• “oho”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “oho”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Tagalog

Tagalog phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Etymology

Univerbation of oo + ho.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔohoʔ/ [ˈʔoː.hoʔ]
• Rhymes: -ohoʔ
• Syllabification: o‧ho

Interjection

ohò (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜑᜓ)

1. (honorific) yes

   Synonym: opo

   Antonym: hindi ho

Usage notes

• Opo is used as an honorific towards elders, superiors, and even strangers, while oho is a slightly less formal honorific that can be used for intimate elders and superiors. However, the difference between the two has blurred in recent decades. In other dialects, there is no difference between the two at all and can be interchanged with one another.

Derived terms

• mag-oho

See also

• oo

Further reading

• “oho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tetum

Verb

oho

1. to kill

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈo.hʲo]
• Hyphenation: o‧ho

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qoho. Cognates include Hawaiian ō and Samoan oso.

Noun

oho

1. provisions; supplies

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qoso. Cognates include Tongan ʻoho and Samoan oso.

Noun

oho

1. jump

Verb

oho

1. (intransitive) to jump
2. (intransitive) to hop
3. (intransitive) to rush
4. (intransitive) to overflow
5. (intransitive) to interrupt
6. (intransitive, of celestial bodies) to rise
7. (intransitive, of emotions) to arise; to flare up

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 39

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)ko with intrusive o, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɣo/

Pronoun

oho

1. you (singular)

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

Zazaki

Interjection

oho

1. gloating realisation