wah

wah

See also: Wah and wAH

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɑː/
  • (interjection also) IPA^(key): [wa(ːː)], [wæ(ːː)]

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka).

Noun

wah (plural wahs)

1. (archaic) The red panda.

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Interjection

wah

1. A cry of fright, distress, etc.
2. A cry of amazement, delight, etc.

Usage notes

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

Alternative forms

• weh

Translations

cry of fright

Vietnamese: oe oe (vi) (by an infant), oa oa (vi) (by an infant), oe óe (vi)

cry of amazement

Russian: уа-уа (ru) (ua-ua) (light and moderate cry), уа-а-а (ua-a-a) (loudest cry)

Noun

wah (plural wahs)

1. (music) wah-wah.

Derived terms

• wah pedal

Anagrams

• Haw, Haw., WHA, haw, wha

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Navajo

Interjection

wah

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

Related terms

• waháá

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɑːx/

Verb

wāh

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

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Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Noun

wah

1. flood

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Pnar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʔ/

Noun

wah

1. river

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Southern Kam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa³³/

Noun

wah

1. to say

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Yucatec Maya

Noun

wah

1. Alternative spelling of waaj