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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)

alcoholic beverage,liquor
(specifically)palm wine
Synonym:deha
(by extension) anynon-alcoholic drink orbeverage

Derived terms

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ahablutsi(“traditional libation made of palm wine mixed with water”)
ahablutsi(“wooden spoon for stirring corn beer”)
ahade,ahande(“earliest, sweetest stage of palm wine”)
ahadodo(“bartending”)
ahadoɣi(“cooked corn beer fermented for three days”)
ahadola(“bartender”)
ahadonu(“measuring container”)
ahaɖaƒe(“brewery”)
ahaɖaka(“12-bottle case”)
ahaɖeɖetoƒo,ahaɖoɖotoƒo(“end of a 4-6-day-traditional ceremony characterised by drinking”)
ahadza(“tassel of corn plant”)
ahadzadzra(“bartending”)
ahadzafi(“wicker-covered bottle”)
ahadzegoe(“traditional calabash used to drink palm wine”)
ahadzodzoe(“redbelly tilapia”)
ahadzoglã(“fresh palm wine fermented for 6-8 days”)(dialectal)
ahadzrala(“bartender”)
ahafiafia(“toast, drinking to”)
ahaƒa(“distillation yeast”)
ahagbenua(title ofSodza, Ewe goddess of lightning, rain and fertility, literally“provider of palm wine”)
ahaketre,ahakatre(“group of 12 liquor bottles”)
ahakua,ahakula(“server (of alcohol)”)
ahakuku(“intoxication”)
ahakuvi(“server (of alcohol)”)
ahakpahɛ(“knife used for palm wine tapping”)
ahakpakpa(“palm wine tapping”)
ahakpo(“distillation yeast”)
ahaleame(“illness from excessive drinking”)
ahali(“flaked maize”)
ahamãta(“tobacco”)(dialectal)
ahamatudada(“end of a 4-6-day-traditional ceremony characterised by drinking”)
ahamãtuitui(“canna”)
ahame(“traditional medicinal herb”)
ahamuame(“drinking (of alcohol)”)
ahamũla,ahamũnɔ(“bar”)
ahamumu(“alcoholism”)
ahanakutsi(“bar”)
ahanoƒe(“bar”)
ahanoklamɛ̃tɔ(“roisterer”)
ahanokoe(“Adam's apple”)
ahanola(“drunkard”)
ahanomunɔ(“drunkenness”)
ahanono(“traditional children's game using stones that resemble drinking calabashes”)
ahanoŋkɔ(“drunkard”)(colloquial)
ahasesẽ,ahasese(“alcoholic drink”)
ahasusɔe,ahasɔsɔe(“fruit fly”)
ahata(“sommelier”)
ahatigo(“barrel (for storing alcohol)”)
ahato(“drinking party”)
ahatsitsi(“vinegar”)
ahatsunola(“alcoholic (person)”)
ahavivi(“non alcoholic drink”)
ahaʋunu(“corkscrew, bottle opener”)
ahaxɔedzi(“forest clearing where palm wine is sold”)
ahayɔyɔ(“distillation yeast”)

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

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.

Anagrams

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aah,haa

German

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ʔaˈha/
Audio(Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Rhymes:-aː

Interjection

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aha

Gothic

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Romanization

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aha

romanization of𐌰𐌷𐌰

Hadza

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ʔaɦa/

Noun

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

tooth (fem. = molar, fem. pl. = adult teeth, masc. pl. = baby teeth)
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 includeMaoriaha andRapa Nuiaha.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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aha

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)
Rhymes:-hɒ

Interjection

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aha

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

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

human being

Maori

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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

what(interrogative pronoun)

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.

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

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aha

(hapax legomenon, attested in Greater Poland)aha(showing surprise)
- 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor,Psałterz puławski‎^[3],Greater Poland, pages69, 4:
  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)!]

Descendants

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Polish:aha
Silesian:aha

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”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈɑha/

Noun

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aha f

water
running water,river,stream

Declension

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**aha** (feminine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	aha	aha
accusative	aha	aha
genitive	ahō	ahanō
dative	ahu	ahum
instrumental	—	—

Pennsylvania German

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Alternative forms

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a ha(used by The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary)

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /aˈha/

Etymology

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FromGermanaha.

Exclamation

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aha

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,ich hab dich gsehne!
  There, I saw you.

References

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Beam, C. R., Brown, J. R., & Trout, J. L. (2004). The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary.
Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary. (n.d.).https://padutchdictionary.com/#q=aha

Polish

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IPA^(key): /aˈxa/

(Middle Polish)IPA^(key): /aˈxɒ/,/ɒˈxɒ/
(Masovia):
- (Ostróda)IPA^(key): /ˈa.xa/
- (Warmia)IPA^(key): /ˈa.xa/
- (Masuria)IPA^(key): /ˈa.xa/

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

Interjection

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aha

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

References

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^Maria Renata Mayenowa;Stanisław Rospond;Witold Taszycki;Stefan Hrabec;Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “aha”, inSłownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
^S. Urbańczyk, editor (1953–2002), “aha”, inSłownik staropolski (in Polish), volumes1–11, Wrocław, Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk, Łódź:Polish Academy of Sciences
^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]

Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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FromProto-Polynesian*hafa. Cognates includeHawaiianaha andMaoriaha.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈa.ha/
Hyphenation:a‧ha

Pronoun

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aha

what?

Usage notes

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

References

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Veronica Du Feu (1996),Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge,→ISBN, page21
Paulus Kieviet (2017),A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[4], Berlin: Language Science Press,→ISBN, page404

Romanian

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Interjection

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aha

obsolete form ofa

References

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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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Inherited fromOld Polishaha.

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

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aha

aha!(showing confirmation)
aha!(showing understanding)
aha!(showing that the speaker suddenly remembered something)

Sotho

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Etymology

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

Verb

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aha

tobuild

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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aka —obsolete

Etymology

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Borrowed fromSpanishajá.

Pronunciation

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(Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key): /ʔaˈha/[ʔɐˈha]
Rhymes:-a
Syllabification:a‧ha

Interjection

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ahá (Baybayin spellingᜀᜑ)

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

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

what(interrogative pronoun)

Ternate

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈa.ha]

Noun

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aha

asago plantation

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

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