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See also:hähandhąh

Translingual

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Symbol

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hah

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forHahon.

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English

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Etymology 1

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Interjection

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hah

  1. Alternative form ofha.
  2. Alternative form ofhuh.
    • 1994, Milton Teichman, Sharon Leder,Truth and Lamentation: Stories and Poems on the Holocaust, page58:
      Shut up, buddy, you've forgotten that I can't run. Now you're the wise guy,hah?
    • 2004,David Mitchell,Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton,→ISBN:
      Isaac Sachs makes a 'Hah?' noise. 'You're not Sixsmith's niece?'

Etymology 2

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Noun

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hah (pluralhahs)

  1. Alternative form ofheh(Semitic letter).

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Etymology 3

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Borrowed fromHokkien(hâⁿ).

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Particle

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hah(Manglish, Singlish)

  1. Synonym ofah(sense 1);used to formtag questions prompting the listener to confirm something.
    • 1989,Eleanor Wong,Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities, page 5, lines23–31:
      Mother: Just wait awhile, Susan. Jack said he’d be a little late.[] What would you like to drink, some Coca Cola?
      Susan: That’s alright Aunty. We’re going out to dinner.
      Mother: Or you prefer Pepsi,hah? We don’t drink Pepsi ourself, I always keep a few bottles just in case. Some people are so fussy.
  2. (afterlah)Used to form atag question, either to inviteacknowledgment, or to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
    Synonym:hor(sense 1)
    So, just make sure you don’t accidentally mix the two together lah,hah?
  3. Tagged at the end of a confirmation-seeking sentence to express subtlesurprise orrealisation.

Interjection

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hah(Manglish, Singlish)

  1. Huh!;used to express subtlesurprise oramusement in a conversation.
  2. Expression ofdiscontent when one is faced with arude awakening.

Related terms

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Discourse particles in colloquial Singaporean and Malaysian English
⟵ More assertiveLess assertive ⟶
ObjectionwhatAssertive emphasislah1–14Self-evident answerlor2–3Resignationlor1,ah6–7Uncertaintyleh1–2
Self-evident reasonmahDeclarative emphasisleh3–6,one1–3,hor1,know,nia,onlyDiscontent; shock; coarsenesssiaAgreement-seekinghor2Confirmation-seekingah1–3,hah1–3
SkepticismmehConfident speculationba2Tentative judgmentleh7–11,ba1
Non-pragmatic
Aspectualliao,already
References
  • Gupta, A. F. (1992), “The pragmatic particles of Singapore colloquial English”, inJournal of Pragmatics, volume18, number 1,→DOI

Anagrams

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Cora

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Noun

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hah

  1. water

References

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  • Eugene H. Casad,From Space to Time: A cognitive analysis of the Cora locative system (2012)

Finnish

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Etymology

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Variant ofha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑh/,[ˈhɑ̝h]
  • Rhymes:-ɑh
  • Syllabification(key):hah
  • Hyphenation(key):hah

Interjection

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hah

  1. ha

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Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hah

  1. (poetic)ah!oh!

Further reading

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  • hah in Géza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.

Ingrian

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hah

  1. Used to reinforce a question:eh?

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971),Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page40

Navajo

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Adverb

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hah

  1. quickly,rapidly,fast,swiftly
  2. immediately,promptly

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Turkish

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Etymology

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FromOttoman Turkishهاه(hah).

Interjection

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hah

  1. aha
    Hah! Bu olur işte.
    Aha! This will work.

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Interjection

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hah

  1. aha
    Hah! mı zi wıni va.
    Aha! I said like this.
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