Talk:wah

Latest comment: 6 years ago by Wyang in topic Etymology 1

RFV discussion: June–December 2011 edit

 

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"Used within the British Army in response to an answer to an obvious question. This is a question that you have set the other person up to answer. Can become quite frustrating as you become paranoid answering any question in case it is a Wah!" Equinox 16:44, 26 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

The wording is certainly too informal; I agree that attestation is the best place to start with rewording a definition like this. --Mglovesfun (talk) 11:34, 28 June 2011 (UTC)Reply
Failed RFV. Equinox 15:01, 18 December 2011 (UTC)Reply


Etymology 1 edit

Really from Nepali? wah is almost certainly a word in a Sino-Tibetan language, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-wam (bear). Wyang (talk) 09:09, 11 October 2017 (UTC)Reply

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