different between gah vs pah

English

Interjection

gah

1. Expressing exasperation or annoyance.

Anagrams

• HGA, Hag., agh, gha, hag

Navajo

Etymology

Cognate with Sarcee nit??adigha, Chipewyan gah, Beaver gaah, Carrier goh, Sekani gah, Ahtna ggax, and South Slavey gah.

Noun

gah

1. rabbit

Derived terms

• gahtsoh (hare)
• hak?az gah
• tsétah gah

Pali

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???? (g?h).

Root

gah (Pali name gaha)

1. 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

1. rabbit

Western Apache

Noun

gah

1. rabbit

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p?a], [p?a?]

Interjection

pah

1. Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.
   • 1819, Washington Irving, The Spectre Bridegroom

     She was rarely suffered out of their sight; never went beyond the domains of the castle, unless well attended, or, rather, well watched; had continual lectures read to her about strict decorum and implicit obedience; and, as to the men—pah! she was taught to hold them at such distance and distrust that, unless properly authorized, she would not have cast a glance upon the handsomest cavalier in the world—no, not if he were even dying at her feet.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:yuck

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??/

Noun

pah (plural pahs)

1. Dated form of pa (Maori fort).

Anagrams

• AHP, HAP, PHA, hap

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pauja, from Proto-Indo-European *pou?o. Compare Armenian ???? (hogi, “breath”).

Noun

pah m

1. scab, dust

Related terms

• pluhur

Cahuilla

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pahi.

Numeral

páh

1. three

Min Nan

Pawnee

Noun

pah

1. moon

Pohnpeian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *?pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *?pat, from Proto-Austronesian *S?pat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??/
• Rhymes: -??

Numeral

pah

1. four

Uab Meto

Noun

pah

1. country

Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa??/

Noun

pah

1. lily

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45