heisa

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of hei +‎ sa or borrowed from German heisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.saː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hei‧sa

Noun

heisa m (uncountable)

1. fuss, ado, to-do, commotion [from early 20th c.]

Interjection

heisa

1. (dated) huzzah, hey, hurrah; expression of happiness or excitement. [late 18th–mid 20th c.]

Usage notes

Productive use as an interjection is now mainly restricted to song.

German

Alternative forms

• heißa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯za/, /ˈhaɪ̯sa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: hei‧sa

Interjection

heisa

1. hooray

See also

• juheisa

Japanese

Romanization

heisa

1. Rōmaji transcription of へいさ