wah
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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wah f
Mokilese 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 |
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
Categories:
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɑː
- Rhymes:English/ɑː/1 syllable
- English terms derived from Nepali
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with archaic senses
- English onomatopoeias
- English interjections
- en:Gaming
- en:Music
- English terms borrowed from Mandarin
- English terms derived from Mandarin
- English terms borrowed from Cantonese
- English terms derived from Cantonese
- Singlish
- Manglish
- English terms with quotations
- en:Carnivores
- Khasi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Khasi lemmas
- Khasi nouns
- Khasi feminine nouns
- Khasi terms with usage examples
- Mokilese lemmas
- Mokilese nouns
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo interjections
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English non-lemma forms
- Old English verb forms
- Old Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese lemmas
- Old Javanese nouns
- Pnar terms inherited from Proto-Khasian
- Pnar terms derived from Proto-Khasian
- Pnar terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pnar lemmas
- Pnar nouns
- Southern Kam terms with IPA pronunciation
- Southern Kam lemmas
- Southern Kam verbs
- Tarifit lemmas
- Tarifit particles
- Yucatec Maya lemmas
- Yucatec Maya nouns