different between lah vs pah

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?/

Etymology 1

An anglicised spelling of la.

Noun

lah (plural lahs)

1. (music) Alternative spelling of la

Etymology 2

From Malay lah or Cantonese ? (laa1).

Particle

lah

1. (Manglish, Singlish) Placed at the end of a phrase or sentence either for emphasis or reassurance.

Anagrams

• Ahl, HAL, HLA, Hal, LHA

Further reading

• Singlish "lah", with a possible deep connection to colloquial Arabic from Language Log
• Manglish "lah" and its affinity to Arabic "muhibbah" from Language Log

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lah/

Particle

lah

1. (informal) Final particle indicating an imperative, reassurance or emphasis.

Descendants

• ? English: lah (or directly from Cantonese ?)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• la?, la?gh, laghe, lawe, law, lou?, lou, lo?, logh, lough, low, lowe, loue

Etymology

From Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *l?gaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??x/

Adjective

l?h (plural and weak singular l?he, comparative l?here, superlative l?hest)

1. low

Related terms

• aloue

Descendants

• English: low
• Scots: laich

References

• “loue, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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