英和和英

語源 1

From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka).

名詞

wah (plural wahs)

1. (archaic or furry fandom) The red panda.

語源 2

Imitative.

発音

• IPA: /wæː/

間投詞

wah

1. A cry of fright, distress, etc. (especially of an infant or young child)
2. A cry of amazement, delight, etc.
   • 1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 277:

     ‘Wah! Wah! Wah!’ they shouted and threw up their arms in delight.

使用する際の注意点

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

別の表記

• weh

語源 3

Imitative.

発音

• IPA: /wɑː/

名詞

wah (plural wahs)

1. (music) wah-wah.

派生語

• wah pedal

語源 4

From Cantonese 嘩 / 哗 (waa) or Mandarin 哇 (wa).

間投詞

wah

1. (Singlish, Manglish) Wow!; whoa! (expressing surprise, gratification, exhaustion or exasperation)
   • 2005 October 30, Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English:

     Wah, you quite brave hor...

   • 2022, Daren Shiau, chapter VIII, in Heartland, Ethos Books, →ISBN:

     “Wah, so tall already, ah? Primary what already, ha?

アナグラム

• Haw, Haw., WHA, haw, wha

動詞

wāh

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of wīgan