different between puh vs pah

English

Interjection

puh

1. Alternative form of pugh

Synonyms

• (expressing contempt): feh, pht, pish, poh, pshaw; see also Thesaurus:bah
• (expressing disgust): bleah, eww, ick, uck; see also Thesaurus:yuck

Anagrams

• PHU, Phu, UHP, hup

Danish

Etymology

An onomatopoeia: the sound of rapid exhalation.

Used to express emotion beyond compare to the point of which there are no words to describe the setting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu?/, [p?u?]

Interjection

puh!

1. pooh (expression of dismissal or contempt‚ used when encountering an unpleasant smell)
2. phew (used to show relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust)

Synonyms

• (show disgust): ad, bvadr, føj, puha, puh ha
• (show fatigue): puha, puh ha
• (show relief): puha, puh ha, pyh

German

Pronunciation

Interjection

puh!

1. phew!

Further reading

• “puh” in Duden online

Mapudungun

Noun

puh (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. night

Portuguese

Interjection

puh

1. yuck (expression of disgust)

   Synonym: eca

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *p?lx?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pûx/

Noun

p?h m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. dormouse

Declension

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