wh-word

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌbəljuː ˈeɪt͡ʃ ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/

Noun

wh-word (plural wh-words)

1. Any English word that is interrogative and begins with the letters "wh". A question word.
2. (by extension) Any interrogative word from any language.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:wh-word.

Translations

interrogative word

• Danish: hv-ord n
• French: mot interrogatif (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: W-Wort (de) n
• Russian: вопроси́тельное сло́во n (voprosítelʹnoje slóvo)

See also

• wh-question