hah
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hah¹
- /hɑː/
- [ha(ː)]
Rhymes with -ɑː
hah²
- /hɑː/
- [ha(ː)]
Rhymes with -ɑː
noun hahs
- Alternative form of heh (“Semitic letter”).
hah³
- /hɑː˨/ Singapore
- [-˧˨] Singapore
- /hɑː˨˦/
- [hɑː˨˦˨]
- /hɑː/
- [ha(ː)]
Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).
particle har
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Synonym of ah (sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something.
Mother: Just wait awhile, Susan. Jack said he’d be a little late. […] What would you like to drink, some Coca Cola?
Susan: That’s alright Aunty. We’re going out to dinner.
Mother: Or you prefer Pepsi, hah? We don’t drink Pepsi ourself, I always keep a few bottles just in case. Some people are so fus
Similar: ah
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Used to form a tag question, either to invite acknowledgment, or to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
So, just make sure you don’t accidentally mix the two together lah, hah?
Similar: hor
- Tagged at the end of a confirmation-seeking sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation.
interjection har
- Huh!; used to express subtle surprise or amusement in a conversation.
- Expression of discontent when one is faced with a rude awakening.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: xia, river, hss, mms, ronald, hsia, huh, lah, bah, yah, keh, nah, tay, kah, beh, jah
Talk about this word "hah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hah "hah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hah.Cite this
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title = {hah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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