different between gah vs wah

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

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