different between cah vs wah

English

Noun

cah (plural cahs)

1. (US, Eastern Massachusetts) Pronunciation spelling of car.

Anagrams

• -cha, ACH, CHA, Cha, HAC, HCA, ach, cha

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *katïC (“sit”).

Verb

cah (irregular)

1. to be (somewhere)

Conjugation

• This verb is irregular; it has the plural (present) form cateh.

References

• Michel Launay; Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, pages Loc 1586

K'iche'

Noun

cah

1. (Classical K'iche') sky

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cath, from Primitive Irish ????? (cattu), from Proto-Celtic *katus, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh?tus (“fight”).

Noun

cah m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. battle

Mutation

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