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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping ofEnglishAhanta.

Symbol

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aha

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

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englisha ha,aha, natural expression. Equivalent toah +ha!.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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aha

  1. An exclamation ofunderstanding,realization,invention, orrecognition.
    Aha! That will work.
  2. An exclamation ofsurprise,exaltation, orcontempt.
    Aha! Now I've got you!

Derived terms

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Translations

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exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition

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Czech

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aha

  1. aha,Isee(expresion of understanding, realization, invention or recognition)

Noun

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aha n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial, obsolete)toilet
    Synonyms:záchod,toaleta

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Esperanto

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aha

  1. aha
    Synonym:oho

Ewe

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)CompareYorubaahá(traditional calabash used to drink palm wine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /à.hà/,[à.ʁà ~ à.ʕà ~ à.ɦà]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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àhà (definite singularàhà láoràhàà,pluralàhàwó,definite pluralàhààwó)

  1. alcoholicbeverage,liquor
  2. (specifically)palm wine
    Synonym:deha
  3. (by extension) anynon-alcoholicdrink orbeverage

Derived terms

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References

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  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “aha”, inWörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages210-8
  • Dzablu-Kumah, Simon Wellington (2015), Ulrike Claudi, Johannes Ayao Ossey, editors,Basic Ewe for Foreign Students[2], 2nd edition, Cologne: Universität zu Köln Institut für Afrikanistik, page157
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “aha”, inNuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published,→ISBN, page16

Finnish

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Etymology

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Likeah (to which it is somehow related), tracing an exact origin is impossible. Probably ultimately a natural expression.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhɑ(ˣ)/,[ˈɑ̝ɦɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes:-ɑhɑ
  • Syllabification(key):a‧ha
  • Hyphenation(key):aha

Interjection

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aha

  1. uh-huh(indicates that the speaker agrees or is simply still listening)

Usage notes

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Depending on the context and intonation (especially with rising intonation), the interjection may instead be interpreted as dismissing or disagreeing with an opinion.

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Anagrams

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German

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Interjection

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aha

  1. aha

Further reading

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  • aha” inDuden online
  • aha” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gothic

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Romanization

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aha

  1. romanization of𐌰𐌷𐌰

Hadza

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Noun

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aha m (masc. pluralahabii,fem.ahako,fem. pluralahabee)

  1. tooth (fem. = molar, fem. pl. = adult teeth, masc. pl. = baby teeth)
  2. red velvet mite (Trombidiid)

Usage notes

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The form after a determiner isaha.

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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FromProto-Nuclear Polynesian*afa. Cognates includeMāoriaha andRapa Nuiaha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ha/,[ˈɐ.hə]
  • Hyphenation:a‧ha

Pronoun

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aha

  1. what?
    Heaha kēlā?What is that?

References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “aha”, inHawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press,→ISBN

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒhɒ] or[ɒˈhɒ](only as an exclamation)
  • Hyphenation:aha
  • Syllabification:a‧ha
  • Rhymes:-hɒ

Interjection

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aha

  1. (colloquial)aha(an exclamation of sudden understanding, realization, or recognition)
    Aha, itt a hiba!Aha, here’s the problem!
  2. (colloquial)uh-huh(used informally in place of a “yes”)

Further reading

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  • (exclamation of sudden understanding, realization, or recognition):aha 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.
  • (used informally in place of a “yes”):aha 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.
  • aha in Nóra Ittzés, editor,A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031(work in progress; publisheda–ez as of 2024).

Kangean

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation:a‧ha

Noun

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aha

  1. human being

Māori

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Etymology

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FromProto-Nuclear Polynesian*afa, fromProto-Oceanic*apa, fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*apa, fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*apa, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*apa.

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Pronoun

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aha

  1. what(interrogative pronoun)
    Heaha tēnei?
    What is this?
  2. what kind of(interrogative pronoun)
    He hōihoaha tōna?
    What kind of horse does she have?
  3. anything, (with negation)nothing

Verb

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aha (passiveahatia)

  1. todowhat,something(interrogative verb)
    Meaha au?
    What should Ido?
    Iahatia koe?
    What happened to you?
    (literally, “What was done [to] you?”)

References

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  • aha” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.

Old Polish

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Etymology

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    Natural expression. First attested in the second half of the 15th century.

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    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE)/a(ː)xa(ː)/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE)/axa/,/ɒxɒ/

    Interjection

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    aha

    1. (hapax legomenon, attested in Greater Poland)aha(showing surprise)
      • 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor,Psałterz puławskiscantransliteration,transcription, numbers69, 4,Greater Poland:
        Odwroczcze szye wszystczy rychlo zapalayøcz szya, gysz my mowyø:aha, aha (qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge)!
        [Odwroćcie sie wszystcy rychło zapalając się, jiż mi mowią:aha, aha (qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge)!]

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    References

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    • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “aha”, inJan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors,Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
    • B. Sieradzka-Baziur,Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “aha”, inSłownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków:IJP PAN,→ISBN

    Old Saxon

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-West Germanic*ahu, fromProto-Germanic*ahwō(waters, river), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ekʷeh₂(water).

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    Noun

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    aha f

    1. water
    2. running water,river,stream

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    aha (feminine a-stem)
    singularplural
    nominativeahaaha
    accusativeahaaha
    genitiveahōahanō
    dativeahuahum
    instrumental

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    Alternative forms

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    • a ha(used by The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary)

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    FromGermanaha.

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    aha

    1. aha,there,gotcha
      • 2004, C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors,The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press,→ISBN, page 1:
        Aha,ichhabdichgsehne!
        There, I saw you.

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    Polish

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Old Polishaha
    Polishaha

      Inherited fromOld Polishaha.

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      • Audio 1:(file)
      • Audio 2:(file)
      • Rhymes:-a
      • Syllabification:a‧ha

      Interjection

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      aha

      1. aha!(showing confirmation)[from 1546][1]
      2. aha!(showing understanding)[second half of the 15th century][2]
      3. aha!(showing that the speaker suddenly remembered something)
      4. (Middle Polish)ah!(showing pain)[17 c.][3]

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      1. ^Maria Renata Mayenowa;Stanisław Rospond;Witold Taszycki;Stefan Hrabec;Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “aha”, inSłownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
      2. ^S. Urbańczyk, editor (1953–2002), “aha”, inSłownik staropolski (in Polish), volumes1–11, Wrocław, Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk, Łódź:Polish Academy of Sciences
      3. ^Krystyna Siekierska (04.08.2009), “AHA”, inElektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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      • aha inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • aha in Polish dictionaries at PWN
      • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024), “aha”, in Anna Basara, editor,Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk,→ISBN, page115

      Rapa Nui

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      Etymology

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      FromProto-Polynesian*hafa. Cognates includeHawaiianaha andMāoriaha.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈa.ha/
      • Hyphenation:a‧ha

      Pronoun

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      aha

      1. what?

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      • aha is always preceded by an article (eitherhe orte).

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      • Veronica Du Feu (1996),Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge,→ISBN, page21
      • Paulus Kieviet (2017),A grammar of Rapa Nui[3], Berlin: Language Science Press,→ISBN, page404

      Romanian

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      Interjection

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      aha

      1. obsolete form ofa

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      • aha in Academia Română,Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010.→ISBN

      Silesian

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      Etymology

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      Etymology tree
      Old Polishaha
      Silesianaha

        Inherited fromOld Polishaha.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /aˈxa/
        • Audio:(file)
        • Rhymes:-a
        • Syllabification:a‧ha

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        aha

        1. aha!(showing confirmation)
        2. aha!(showing understanding)
        3. aha!(showing that the speaker suddenly remembered something)

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        Sotho

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        Etymology

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        FromProto-Bantu*-jáka, a variant ofProto-Bantu*-jíbaka.

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        aha

        1. tobuild

        Tagalog

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        Alternative forms

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        Borrowed fromSpanishajá.

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        ahá (Baybayin spellingᜀᜑ)

        1. aha!
          Aha! Nauunawaan ko na kung bakit ganiyan ang ikinikilos mo.
          Aha! I now understand why you act that way.

        Further reading

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        • aha”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,2018
        • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972),Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana,page19

        Tahitian

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        Etymology

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        FromProto-Nuclear Polynesian*afa, fromProto-Oceanic*apa, fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*apa, fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*apa, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*apa.

        Pronoun

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        aha

        1. what(interrogative pronoun)

        Ternate

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        aha

        1. asagoplantation

        References

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        • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001),A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

        Toba

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        Particle

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        aha

        1. yes

        References

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        • María Belén Carpio; Marisa Censabella (2012), “Clauses as noun modifiers in Toba”, in Bernard Comrie, Zarina Estrada Fernández, editors,Relative Clauses in Languages of the Americas (in Toba),→ISBN

        Tooro

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        aha(interrogative)

        1. class 16 of-ha:what

        Adverb

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        aha(interrogative)

        1. where, atwhich place
          Synonym:nkaha

        References

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        • Kaji, Shigeki (2007),A Rutooro Vocabulary[4], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA),→ISBN, page171

        Yoruba

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        Ahá

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        ahá

        1. drinkingcalabash; a smallcup carved out of a calabash used to drink palm wine and feed babies.
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