wha

See also: WHA, whā, wha', and wHa

English

Alternative forms

• whuh, wuh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɑ/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /wʌ/

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Interjection

wha

1. Pronunciation spelling of what.

   Wha? Speak up, I can't hear you!

Derived terms

• bwuh
• hubba-wha
• say wha
• wha gwan

 

See also

• huh

 

Anagrams

• Haw, Haw., Wah, haw, wah

Dogrib

Noun

wha

1. marten

Middle English

Pronoun

wha

1. (Northern or Early Middle English) Alternative form of who (“who”, nominative)

Scots

Alternative forms

• fa (Doric)
• whae (Southern Scots)

Etymology

From Middle English wha, northern variant of who, from Old English hwā, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ. See English who.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʍɑː/

Pronoun

wha

1. who