different between wah vs pah

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w??/
  • (interjection also) IPA^(key): [wa(??)], [wæ(??)]

Etymology 1

From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka).

Noun

wah (plural wahs)

1. (archaic) The red panda.

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Interjection

wah

1. A cry of fright, distress, etc.
2. A cry of amazement, delight, etc.

Usage notes

The word is often extended, for instance "wahhhhhhh", "waaaaaah", etc.

Alternative forms

• weh

Translations

Noun

wah (plural wahs)

1. (music) wah-wah.

Derived terms

• wah pedal

Anagrams

• Haw, Haw., WHA, haw, wha

Navajo

Interjection

wah

1. oops! (referring to oneself)
2. clumsy! (referring to someone else)
3. whew! (as one sits down after a strenuous activity)

Related terms

• waháá

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *wa? (“river”). Cognate with Khasi wah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa?/

Noun

wah

1. river

Southern Kam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa³³/

Noun

wah

1. to say

Yucatec Maya

Noun

wah

1. Alternative spelling of waaj

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