different between shh vs suh

English

Alternative forms

• sh
• shhh
• ssh

Etymology

From hush. Likely imitative of a non-verbal utterance. Compare Scots whisht (“hush!”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??/

Interjection

shh

1. Requesting silence.

Synonyms

• hush, shush

Translations

Noun

shh (plural shhs or shhes)

1. An utterance of shh.

Verb

shh (third-person singular simple present shhs or shhes, present participle shhing, simple past and past participle shhed)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To utter shh.

References

• sh, int., in Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

• H.S.H., HHS, HSH

English

Noun

suh

1. Pronunciation spelling of sir.
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     "Good-mawnin', suh," he said, lifting his cap politely.

Anagrams

• HUS, Hsu, Hus, SHU, Shu, USH, shu', uhs, ush

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnian, Serbian): s?v

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sux?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sû?x/

Adjective

s?h (definite s?h?, comparative s?š?, Cyrillic spelling ????) (Croatia)

1. dry, dried
2. thin, meagre, slender (of a man)
3. pinched, haggard, gaunt (of a face)
4. withered, sear

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sux?, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *saušas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sú?x/

Adjective

s?h (comparative b?lj s?h, superlative n?jbolj s?h)

1. dry (free from liquid or moisture)

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “suh”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran