nyah

See also: nyah-

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /njæ/

Interjection

nyah

  1. Expressing smug triumph.
    • 1993, Ted Andrews, Enchantment of the faerie realm, page 74:
      When the waves didn't catch me, I would laugh and sing out, "Nyah, nyah, nyah!"
    • 2009 August 7, George Vecsey, “On Big Day for Bronx, Cheating Is Nonissue”, in New York Times:
      Yankee fans have been saying, Nyah, nyah, I told you so, since the news was revealed in The New York Times.

Anagrams

Malay

Etymology

Related to Malay enyah.

Verb

nyah (Jawi spelling ڽه)

  1. to run from
  2. to remove

Derived terms

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