wah

See also: Wah and wAH

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɑː/
    • (interjection also) IPA(key): [wa(ːː)], [wæ(ːː)], [wæ̃̂ːː][1]
    • (interjection, etymology 3) IPA(key): [wä(ːː)˦˨]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka).

Noun

wah (plural wahs)

  1. (archaic) The red panda.

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæː/

Interjection

wah

  1. A cry of fright, distress, etc. (especially of an infant or young child)
  2. A cry of amazement, delight, etc.
  3. (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

The word is often extended, for instance "wahhhhhhh", "waaaaaah", etc.

Alternative forms
Translations

Etymology 3

Imitative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɑː/

Noun

wah (plural wahs)

  1. (music) wah-wah.

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Mandarin or Cantonese .

Interjection

wah

  1. (Singlish, Manglish) Wow!; whoa! (expressing surprise or amazement)

References

  1. Adam Aleksic (2023 October 19) “At last, wæ̃̂ːː”, in Etymology Nerd, retrieved 2024-04-19

Anagrams

Khasi

Wah Umngot, Dawki, Meghalaya

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /waːʔ/

Noun

wah f

  1. river
    Kyrteng aiu kane ka wah?What is the name of this river?

Mokilese

Noun

wah

  1. (one's) fruit

Declension

Interjection

wah

  1. oops! (referring to oneself)
  2. clumsy! (referring to someone else)
  3. whew! (as one sits down after a strenuous activity)
  • waháá

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɑːx/

Verb

wāh

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of wīgan

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, compare Malay bah.

Noun

wah

  1. flood

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *waʔ (river). Cognate with Khasi wah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waʔ/

Noun

wah

  1. river

Southern Kam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa³³/

Noun

wah

  1. to say

Tarifit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Particle

wah

  1. yes
    Synonym: yih

See also

Yucatec Maya

Noun

wah

  1. Alternative spelling of waaj
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