wah

See also: Wah and wAH

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

wah (plural wahs)

  1. (music) wah-wah.

Derived terms

Anagrams


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

Yucatec Maya

Noun

wah

  1. Alternative spelling of waaj
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