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wah¹

  • /wɑː/
  • [wa(ːː)] also, interjection
  • [wæ(ːː)] also, interjection
  • [wæ̃̂ːː] also, interjection

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

From Nepali वाँ दोन्काँ (wā̃ donkā̃).

noun wahs

  1. archaic, slang The red panda.

wah²

  • /wæː/
  • /wɑː/
  • [wa(ːː)] also, interjection
  • [wæ(ːː)] also, interjection
  • [wæ̃̂ːː] also, interjection
  • [wä(ːː)˦˨]

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Imitative.

interjection weh

  1. A cry of fright, distress, etc. (especially of an infant or young child)
  2. A cry of amazement, delight, etc. ‘Wah! Wah! Wah!’ they shouted and threw up their arms in delight.

wah³

  • /wɑː/
  • [wa(ːː)] also, interjection
  • [wæ(ːː)] also, interjection
  • [wæ̃̂ːː] also, interjection

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Imitative.

noun wahs

  1. wah-wah.

wah⁴

  • /wɑː/
  • [wa(ːː)] also, interjection
  • [wæ(ːː)] also, interjection
  • [wæ̃̂ːː] also, interjection
  • [wä(ːː)˦˨]

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

From Cantonese 嘩 /哗 (waa³) or Mandarin 哇 (wa).

interjection

  1. Manglish, Singlish Wow!; whoa! (expressing surprise, gratification, exhaustion or exasperation) Wah, you quite brave hor...

Wah⁵

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 華 /华 (waa6, waa4).

proper noun Wahs

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bay, ting, loo, wan, pedal, wow, blah, hoo, mandarin, chinese, nee, china, beijing, xinhua, margaret, jiang

Translations

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intj cry of fright

Ελληνικάουά ouá
Tiếng Việtoe oe, oa oa, oe óe

intj cry of amazement

Русскийуа-уа ua-ua, уа-а-а ua-a-a

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BibTeX
@misc{wah_2026,
  title = {wah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}