different between lah vs rah

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/
• Rhymes: -??

Etymology 1

Clipping of hurrah

Interjection

rah

1. An exclamation of encouragement.
   • 2011, Kern Alexander, M. David Alexander, American Public School Law (page 668)

     Not so very long ago, a row of docile cheerleaders would say, “rah, rah, rah, sis-boombah”—maybe a leg would kick up into the air, perhaps a jump under the cheerleader's own power.

Noun

rah (plural rahs)

1. (Britain, informal) A person (especially a student) with a posh accent who looks down on those who are "common".
   • 2012, Helen Pidd, Letter from India: it's no easy matter being a woman looking for a decent drink in Delhi, The Guardian [1]

     I didn't need to make a mental note not to follow their advice: like every other pretentious foreigner from the gap year rahs to the retired yoga addicts, I had no intention of stepping into a shopping centre. I was going to discover the real India.

Adjective

rah (comparative more rah, superlative most rah)

1. (Britain, informal) Posh.

Etymology 2

Clipping of rhatid

Interjection

rah

1. (MLE) An expression of surprise.
   • 2019 June 6, Skepta, quoted in “Skepta opens up about becoming a father and enduring two heartbreaking miscarriages” by Narjas Zatat, Metro:

     He’s like, “Shut up, man. Whatever man. Skip, man, was a shot.” And I’m like, “Rah, this is a bit of a weird reaction?”

2. (MLE) An expression of admiration.
   • 2016, Wiley, quoted in This Is Grime by Hattie Collins and Olivia Rose, Hachette UK, page 145:

     Target bought^[sic] the tape round, I listened to it and I was like, ‘Rah, this is sick, this kid is so sick’.

3. (MLE) An expression of frustration or anger.
   • 2016, Big Narstie (lyrics), “Fire In The Booth (Part 3)”, performed by Big Narstie on BBC Radio 1Extra:

     I was daydreaming, smoking weed out the curtain / Looking at my baby like rah, I'm just a burden

Synonyms

• wow

Anagrams

• Ahr, RHA, har

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ras (“rice”). Cognate found in Tibetan ???? ('bras).

Noun

rah

1. fruit, berry

2. acorn, nut

Verb

rah

1. to bear fruit

Somali

Noun

rah f

1. frog