different between nah vs nash
nah
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [næ?], [n??]
Interjection
nah
- (informal) no
Translations
Anagrams
- HNA, Han, ahn, han
German
Alternative forms
- nahe (dated or very formal; also a preposition, which is formal too)
Etymology
From Middle High German n?h, from Old High German n?h, from Proto-Germanic *n?hw. Compare English nigh. Doublet of nach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na?/, [na?]
- Rhymes: -a?
Adjective
nah (comparative näher, superlative am nächsten)
- near (in space or time or in an abstract sense), nearby
- 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 573:
- 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 573:
Declension
Antonyms
- fern
Derived terms
- körpernah
- Nahkampf
- regierungsnah
- zeitnah
Adverb
nah
- near (in space or time or in an abstract sense)
Antonyms
- weit
- fern
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nah/
Conjunction
nah
- Used in a narrative or an argument. It appears at the beginning of a sentence and suggests that the previous part of the narrative or argument is complete and clear and that the speaker is about to move on to the next part or step. The following are the closest equivalents in English.
- "Now" or "Okay, now..."
- Nah, itu yang tidak bisa kita ketahui
- Now, that's what we haven't been able to find out.
- Lalu saya dipecat dengan tidak hormat. Nah, ini yang minimbulkan perasaan bahwa itu keterlaluan.
- Then I was given a dishonourable dismissal. Now, this is what made me feel that they had over-stepped the mark.
- Nah, itu yang tidak bisa kita ketahui
- "Now" or "Okay, now..."
Interjection
nah
- I told you so! See?! (at long last the penny's dropped).
- Nah! Makanya jangan makan buah banyak-banyak (a mother scolding a child who has a stomachache)
- See?! That's why you shouldn't eat a lot of fruit.
- Nah! Makanya jangan makan buah banyak-banyak (a mother scolding a child who has a stomachache)
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nah/
- Rhymes: -nah, -ah
Interjection
nah (Jawi spelling ???)
- here! (when giving something).
Further reading
- “nah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Munsee
Particle
náh
- there
References
- O'Meara, John (2014) , “náh”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, ?ISBN
Old High German
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *n?hw. Cognates include Old English n?h, n?ah and Old Norse ná.
Adjective
n?h
- close
- near
Derived terms
- n?h?
Descendants
- Middle High German: n?ch
- Alemannic German: naach, nooch
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: nå
- Mòcheno: no
- Central Franconian: noh
- German: nah
- Luxembourgish: no
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *n?hwiz.
Preposition
n?h (takes dative)
- towards
- after (time)
Descendants
- Middle High German: n?h
- German: nach
- Luxembourgish: no
- Yiddish: ????? (nokh)
Old Saxon
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *n?hw. Cognates include Old English n?ah and Old Norse ná.
Adjective
n?h (comparative n?hiro, superlative n?hist)
- near
- close
Declension
See also
- n?ho
Descendants
- Middle Low German: nâch, nâ
- German Low German: na
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *n?hwiz.
Preposition
n?h (takes dative)
- to, towards
Turkish
Etymology
From either Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Serbo-Croatian ??
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?h/
Interjection
nah
- (informal) lo!, there it is!
- (vulgar) Makes the following word negative
- (vulgar) accompanies the fig sign (compare Russian ?????)
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nash
English
Etymology 1
Dialectal variant of gnash.
Adjective
nash (comparative more nash, superlative most nash)
- (Britain, dialect) firm; stiff; hard
- (Britain, dialect) chilly
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Romani.
Verb
nash (third-person singular simple present nashes, present participle nashing, simple past and past participle nashed)
- (Edinburgh, dialect) to hurry; run; get away
Anagrams
- HANS, HNAs, Hans, Shan, shan
Kalasha
Verb
nash
- kill
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