vah

See also: Váh

English

Interjection

vah

1. (obsolete) Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.
   • 1749, The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  […] Newly reviſed, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures (Douay–Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision), Matthew 27:40, page 63:

     And ſaying: Vah, thou that deſtroyeſt the Temple of God and in three days doſs rebuild it; ſave thy own ſelf: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the Croſs.

Anagrams

• HAV, hav

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvax]

Noun

vah

1. genitive plural of váha

Italian

Interjection

vah

1. Alternative form of va'!

Latin

Etymology

Exclamatory

Interjection

vah

1. ah!, oh! (expressing joy or anger).

   Vah, apage te a me. ― Ah! get away from me!

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian واه

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑh/

Interjection

vah

1. An interjection expressing pity or upset.

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 話 (MC hwaejH, “to say; to speak”). Cognate with Thai ว่า (wâa), Lao ວ່າ (wā), Northern Thai ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Khün ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Lü ᦞᦱᧈ (vaa¹), Shan ဝႃႈ (wāa), Tai Dam ꪫ꪿ꪱ, Ahom 𑜈𑜠 (ba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /βa˧/
• Tone numbers: va⁶
• Hyphenation: vah

Noun

vah (Sawndip forms 吪 or 化, 1957–1982 spelling vaƅ)

1. (spoken) language; speech; dialect

   Synonym: yijyenz

Derived terms

• vahcoj
• Vahcuengh
• vahdoj
• Vahgun
• vahmbanj