wah
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /wɑː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
Etymology 1
[edit]From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka).
Noun
[edit]wah (plural wahs)
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]wah
- A cry of fright, distress, etc. (especially of an infant or young child)
- A cry of amazement, delight, etc.
- (gaming, Super Mario canon) A cry from Waluigi that constitutes his signature catchphrase; it signals any of a wide range of emotions including surprise, excitement, exhilaration, dismay, self-pity, and rivalry.
Usage notes
[edit]The word is often extended, for instance "wahhhhhhh", "waaaaaah", etc.
Alternative forms
[edit]Translations
[edit]cry of amazement
Etymology 3
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wah (plural wahs)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]From Mandarin 哇 or Cantonese 嘩/哗.
Interjection
[edit]wah
- (Singlish, Manglish) Wow!; whoa! (expressing surprise or amazement)
- 2005 October 30, Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English:
- Wah, you quite brave hor...
References
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Khasi
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wah f
Mokilese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Oceanic *puaq (“fruit”), from Proto-Austronesian *buaq (“fruit”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wah
- (one's) fruit
Declension
[edit]Possessive forms of wah (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)
singular possessor | first person | wehioa | |
---|---|---|---|
second person | wehmwen | ||
third person | weh | ||
dual possessors | first person inclusive | wehsa | |
first person exclusive | wehma | ||
second person | wehmwa | ||
third person | wehra | ||
plural possessors | first person inclusive | wehsai | |
first person exclusive | wehmai | ||
second person | wehmwai | ||
third person | wehrai | ||
remote plural possessors | first person inclusive | wehs | |
first person exclusive | wehmi | ||
second person | wehmwi | ||
third person | wehr | ||
construct form | wehn |
Navajo
[edit]Interjection
[edit]wah
- oops! (referring to oneself)
- clumsy! (referring to someone else)
- whew! (as one sits down after a strenuous activity)
Related terms
[edit]Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wāh
Old Javanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, compare Malay bah.
Noun
[edit]wah
Pnar
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Khasian *waʔ (“river”). Cognate with Khasi wah.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wah
Southern Kam
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wah
- to say
Tarifit
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Particle
[edit]wah
See also
[edit]- lla (“no”)
Yucatec Maya
[edit]Noun
[edit]wah
- Alternative spelling of waaj
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