pah
See also: PAH
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
pah
- Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]:
- Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination.
- 1819, Washington Irving, The Spectre Bridegroom:
- She was rarely suffered out of their sight; never went beyond the domains of the castle, unless well attended, or, rather, well watched; had continual lectures read to her about strict decorum and implicit obedience; and, as to the men—pah! she was taught to hold them at such distance and distrust that, unless properly authorized, she would not have cast a glance upon the handsomest cavalier in the world—no, not if he were even dying at her feet.
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:yuck
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Homophones: pa, par (non-rhotic), paw (with cot-caught and father-bother mergers)
Noun edit
pah (plural pahs)
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Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *pauja, from Proto-Indo-European *pouǐo. Compare Armenian հոգի (hogi, “breath”).
Noun edit
pah m
Related terms edit
Cahuilla edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pahi.
Numeral edit
páh
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Compare French bah. Possibly reinforced by paha.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
pah
Further reading edit
- “pah”, 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 2023-07-03
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of pah – see 百 (“hundred; numerous; countless; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 百). |
Pawnee edit
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pah
Pohnpeian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
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pah
Uab Meto edit
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pah
Zou edit
Pronunciation edit
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pah
References edit
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45