different between aah vs gah
aah
English
Pronunciation
As an interjection the word is pronounced basically the same way as the interjection ah but the double a stresses prolongation. In the noun and the verb there is no extra prolongation.
Interjection
aah
- Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
- Aah! That's amazing!
- Indication of joyful pleasure.
- 1834 — Edgar Allan Poe, The Assignation
- Yet I remember—aah! how should I forget?
- 1834 — Edgar Allan Poe, The Assignation
- Indication of sympathy.
- Aah, I feel so bad for you...
- Indication of mouth being opened wide.
- Dentists would always instruct, say aah!
- To express understanding.
- Aah. Now I understand.
- The sound of one screaming (with as many a's or h's as needed for emphasis).
- AAAHHH! A bug! A bug! Get it off me! Get it off me!
- Aah! A rat!
Translations
Noun
aah (plural aahs)
- Expression of amazement, surprise, enthusiasm, or fear.
- Expression of joy and/or pleasure.
- The exclamation aah.
Translations
Verb
aah (third-person singular simple present aahs, present participle aahing, simple past and past participle aahed)
- (intransitive, informal) To say or exclaim aah.
- To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah.
- Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.
- To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah.
- To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah.
Usage notes
- The object of feelings usually is indicated by the prepositions over or at.
- Very often the word is used together with some other verb derived from an interjection. The most common combination is to ooh and aah.
Translations
Anagrams
- AHA, a-ha, aha
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???h/, [???h]
- Rhymes: -??h
- Syllabification: aah
Interjection
aah
- aah (indication of joyful pleasure)
Anagrams
- aha, haa
Manx
Alternative forms
- aae
Etymology
From Old Irish áth (compare Irish áth, Scottish Gaelic àth), from Proto-Celtic *y?tus (“ford”).
Noun
aah f (genitive singular aah, plural aahghyn or aaghyn)
- (geography) ford
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 áth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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gah
English
Interjection
gah
- Expressing exasperation or annoyance.
Anagrams
- HGA, Hag., agh, gha, hag
Etymology
Cognate with Sarcee nit??adigha, Chipewyan gah, Beaver gaah, Carrier goh, Sekani gah, Ahtna ggax, and South Slavey gah.
Noun
gah
- rabbit
Derived terms
- gahtsoh (hare)
- hak?az gah
- tsétah gah
Pali
Etymology
From Sanskrit ???? (g?h).
Root
gah (Pali name gaha)
- to seize, to take
Usage notes
The initial consonant tends to geminate after prefixes. Nasals after the root may be retroflexed.
Derived terms
South Slavey
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *GaX, from Proto-Na-Dene *GaX.
Noun
gah
- rabbit
Western Apache
Noun
gah
- rabbit
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