different between bah vs wah

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• baugh (archaic)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bæ/, /b??/
• Rhymes: -æ, -??
• Homophones: baa, bar (in some pronunciations)

Interjection

bah

1. (sometimes humorous) Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.

Synonyms

• (expressing contempt): pht, feh, meh, pooh, pshaw, poh, pish; see also Thesaurus:bah
• (expressing disgust): bleh, ick, ych a fi; see also Thesaurus:yuck

Derived terms

• bah humbug
• pooh-bah, poobah

Translations

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• baa

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophones: baa, bar (in some pronunciations)

Noun

bah (plural bahs)

1. Alternative spelling of baa (the cry of a sheep or goat).

Etymology 3

From Mandarin ? (ba).

Pronunciation

Particle

bah

1. (Singlish) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Anagrams

• ABH, AHB, BHA, HAB, HBA, Hab, Hab., hab

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?/
• Hyphenation: bah

Interjection

bah

1. An exclamation of disapproval, contempt or disgust: bah, yuck

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba/

Interjection

bah

1. No.

   Bah, bah, bah !

   No, no, no!

2. An exclamation to fill space, often used as an intensifier; well, err, um.

   Tu veux jouer aussi ? - Bah, ouais.

   Do you want to play too? - Well, yeah.

Synonyms

• (exclamation to fill space): ben

Further reading

• “bah” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• hab

German

Alternative forms

• bäh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba(h)/, /ba?/, /ba.a?/

Interjection

bah

1. an exclamation of disgust: yuck, etc.

Synonyms

• igitt
• iiih
• pfui
• üäh

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ba/
• Rhymes: -a

Interjection

bah

1. Indicates astonishment, resignation and despise; usually used after noticing or hearing something you don't like or you don't know what to think about, to avoid commenting or giving an answer to a question.

See also

• mah

References

• bah in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bah/
• Rhymes: -bah, -ah

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *baah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *baah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *baah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.

Alternative forms

• ???

Noun

bah (Jawi spelling ??, plural bah-bah)

1. flood (overflow of water)

Synonyms

• banjir / ??????

Etymology 2

Shortened form of abah, from Proto-Malayic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Alternative forms

• abah
• aba
• ????
• ???
• ???

Noun

bah (Jawi spelling ??)

1. Alternative form of abah

Etymology 3

Shortened form of babah, from baba, variant of bapa.

Alternative forms

• bapa
• baba
• babah
• bapanda
• bapai
• bapak
• bapang
• papa
• ????
• ?????
• ?????
• ???
• ???????
• ??????
• ?????
• ?????
• ????

Noun

bah (Jawi spelling ??)

1. Alternative form of bapa

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of bahasa, from Sanskrit ???? (bh???, “language”).

Alternative forms

• bahasa
• ?????
• ???

Noun

bah (Jawi spelling ??)

1. Abbreviation of bahasa.

Etymology 5

Shortened form of bawah, from Proto-Malayic *babah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *babah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *babah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaq, from Proto-Austronesian *babaq.

Alternative forms

• bawah
• ?????
• ???

Preposition

bah (Jawi spelling ??)

1. Alternative form of bawah

Min Nan

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ba/, [?ba]

Interjection

bah

1. indicates disdain or unbelief

See also

• qué va

References

• “bah” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Zou

Verb

bah

1. bet

References

• http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w??/
  • (interjection also) IPA^(key): [wa(??)], [wæ(??)]

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

Noun

wah (plural wahs)

1. (music) wah-wah.

Derived terms

• wah pedal

Anagrams

• Haw, Haw., WHA, haw, wha

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

Pnar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa?/

Noun

wah

1. river

Southern Kam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa³³/

Noun

wah

1. to say

Yucatec Maya

Noun

wah

1. Alternative spelling of waaj