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See also:Appendix:Variations of "eh"

English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant ofaye(yes, yeah).
The Philippine sense is possibly influenced byTagaloge and/orSpanisheh.

Pronunciation

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(tag question, request for repetition, ascertaining continued attention):

(apathy or lack of enthusiasm, unremarkable):

Interjection

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eh

  1. (informal, chiefly Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, Australia, UK, Ireland, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Commonwealth)Used as atag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
    These hot dogs are pretty good,eh?
    • 1851, Herman Melville,Moby Dick 16:
      Well, what dost thou think then of seeing the world? Do ye wish to go round Cape Horn to see any more of it,eh? Can’t ye see the world where you stand?
  2. In isolation, a request forrepetition orclarification of what has just been said.
    Synonyms:what,pardon,sorry,come again;see alsoThesaurus:say again
    —I've been studyingGraphiurus murinus. —Eh? Studying what?
  3. In isolation, expressingsurprise orconfusion
    Synonyms:what,wha,huh,za,sorry,come again
    —You're going to be a dad! —Eh? You're joking!
  4. (chiefly Canada)An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.
    Synonym:yeah
    I went to the restaurant,eh, but my friends didn't show up.
  5. Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm;meh.
    —Do you feel like going out tonight?
    Eh, I don't know.
  6. (Philippines)Expressing apprehension following or preceding areasoning orexcuse;uh.
    —Why is it like this?
    Eh, It's like thateh.
Usage notes
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  • In North America, the word is stereotypically associated withCanada and can sometimes convey that the speaker is trying to sound (sarcastically) Canadian outside the country. However, it is in widespread use in many other parts of the English-speaking world, including the northern United States, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Malaysia, Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Singapore, South Africa, India, Hong Kong andCommonwealth of Nations.
Translations
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used as a tag question
request for repetition or clarification
used to mean “What?”
(Canada) interjection used to ascertain continued attention
mehseemeh

Verb

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eh (third-person singular simple presentehs,present participleehing,simple past and past participleehed)

  1. To use the interjectioneh.

Adjective

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eh (notcomparable)

  1. (informal, predicative only) Ofmediocre quality;unremarkable.
    My French fries wereeh.
See also
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  • eh up(possibly etymologically related)
References
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Etymology 2

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FromHokkien(--eh) andMandarin(ê̄ / ế / ê̌,interjection).

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eh(Singapore)

  1. (Singlish, usually impolite)Hey,oi;said to get someone'sattention.
  2. An interjection expressingdisapproval.
    Eh, please don’t say that...
  3. (with rising pitch)Huh?;expresses confusion.
See also
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  • eh eh eh(interjection, possibly related to the above)

Etymology 3

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Probably of multiple motivations, the sounds having been chosen forfunctional reasons.

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Interjection

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eh

  1. (MLE, MTE, regional African-American Vernacular, Chicano)an attention grabber
    Synonyms:hey,oi,I say
    Eh, come here!
    Eh, what do you have?
    • 2017, Dirty Heads,Vacation:
      E-,e-,eh, I'm on vacation / Every single day 'cause I love my occupation
  2. (informal, Internetslang) Agreeting betweenfriends (typically male) or display ofapproval.
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Etymology 4

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    A reduced form ofain't.[1]

    Adverb

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    eh (notcomparable)

    1. (Caribbean, chiefly Trinidad and Tobago)Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does)not.
      • 1972,Harold Sonny Ladoo,No Pain Like This Body, Toronto, Ont.:Anansi,→ISBN,page73:
        And she: "Ay man, watch you one foot ass. Wen I want a man, I want a good man. Meeh want man like you."

    Etymology 5

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    FromHokkien (--leh), with thel dropped.

    Particle

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    eh

    1. (Manglish, Singlish)Alternative form ofleh

    References

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    1. ^eh,adv.”, inOED OnlinePaid subscription required, Oxford:Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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    Albanian

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-Albanian*akˢka, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-(sharp).

    Verb

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    eh (aoristeha,participleehur)(transitive)

    1. tosharpen
    2. towhet
    3. tohone (metal-edged tools)

    Conjugation

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    conjugation of eh (active voice)
    participle
    (pjesorja)
    ehur
    gerund — present
    (përcjellorja — koha e tashme)
    duke ehur
    gerund — perfect
    (përcjellorja — koha e kryer)
    duke pasë ehur
    infinitive — present)
    (paskajorja — koha e tashme)
    për të ehur
    infinitive — perfect)
    (paskajorja — koha e kryer)
    për të pasë ehur
    singular
    (numri njëjës)
    plural
    (numri shumës)
    1st person
    (veta e parë)
    2nd person
    (veta e dytë)
    3rd person
    (veta e tretë)
    1st person
    (veta e parë)
    2nd person
    (veta e dytë)
    3rd person
    (veta e tretë)
    indicative
    (mënyra dëftore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    ehehehehimehniehin
    continuous present
    (koha e tashme e vazhdueshme)
    po ehpo ehpo ehpo ehimpo ehnipo ehin
    imperfect
    (koha e pakryer)
    ehjaehjeehteehnimehnitehnin
    continuous imperfect
    (koha e pakryer e vazhdueshme)
    po ehjapo ehjepo ehtepo ehnimpo ehnitpo ehnin
    aorist
    (koha e kryer e thjeshtë)
    ehaeheehuehëmehëtehën
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    kam ehurke ehurka ehurkemi ehurkeni ehurkanë ehur
    past perfect I
    (koha e kryer e tejshkuar I)
    kisha ehurkishe ehurkishte ehurkishim ehurkishit ehurkishin ehur
    past perfect II
    (koha e kryer e tejshkuar II)
    pata ehurpate ehurpat(i) ehurpatëm ehurpatët ehurpatën ehur
    future I
    (koha e ardhme I)
    do të ehdo të ehëshdo të ehëdo të ehimdo të ehnido të ehin
    future II
    (koha e ardhme II)
    kam për të ehurke për të ehurka për të ehurkemi për të ehurkeni për të ehurkanë për të ehur
    future perfect I
    (koha e ardhme e përparme I)
    do të kem ehurdo të kesh ehurdo të ke ehurdo të kemi ehurdo të keni ehurdo të kenë ehur
    future perfect II
    (koha e ardhme e përparme II)
    kam për të pasë ehurke për të pasë ehurka për të pasë ehurkemi për të pasë ehurkeni për të pasë ehurkanë për të pasë ehur
    subjunctive
    (mënyra lidhore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    të ehtë ehështë ehëtë ehimtë ehnitë ehin
    imperfect
    (koha e pakryer)
    të ehjatë ehjetë ehntetë ehnimtë ehnittë ehnin
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    të kem ehurtë kesh ehurtë ketë ehurtë kemi ehurtë keni ehurtë kenë ehur
    past perfect
    (koha e kryer e tejshkuar)
    të kisha ehurtë kishe ehurtë kishte ehurtë kishim ehurtë kishit ehurtë kishin ehur
    conditional
    (mënyra kushtore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    do të ehjado të ehjedo të ehtedo të ehnimdo të ehnitdo të ehnin
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    do të kisha ehurdo të kishe ehurdo të kishte ehurdo të kishim ehurdo të kishit ehurdo të kishin ehur
    optative
    (mënyra dëshirore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    ehshaehshehtëehshimehshiehshin
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    paça ehurpaç ehurpastë ehurpaçim ehurpaçi ehurpaçin ehur
    admirative
    (mënyra habitore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    ehkamehkeehkaehkemiehkeniehkan
    imperfect
    (koha e pakryer)
    ehkëshaehkësheehkësh / ehkejehkëshimehkëshitehkëshin
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    paskam ehurpaske ehurpaska ehurpaskemi ehurpaskeni ehurpaskan ehur
    pluperfect
    (koha e kryer)
    paskësha ehurpaskëshe ehurpaskësh ehur / paskej ehurpaskëshim ehurpaskëshit ehurpaskëshin ehur
    imperative
    (mënyra urdhërore)
    tiju
    Eh!Ehni!
    imperative — negatory
    (mënyra urdhërore — mohor)
    tiju
    Mos eh!Mos ehni!
    conjugation ofehem (mediopassive voice)
    participle
    (pjesorja)
    ehur
    gerund — present
    (përcjellorja — koha e tashme)
    duke u ehur
    gerund — perfect
    (përcjellorja — koha e kryer)
    duke qenë ehur
    infinitive — present)
    (paskajorja — koha e tashme)
    për të u ehur / për t'u ehur
    infinitive — perfect)
    (paskajorja — koha e kryer)
    për të qenë ehur
    singular
    (numri njëjës)
    plural
    (numri shumës)
    1st person
    (veta e parë)
    2nd person
    (veta e dytë)
    3rd person
    (veta e tretë)
    1st person
    (veta e parë)
    2nd person
    (veta e dytë)
    3rd person
    (veta e tretë)
    indicative
    (mënyra dëftore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    ehemeheshehetehemieheniehen
    continuous present
    (koha e tashme e vazhdueshme)
    po ehempo eheshpo ehetpo ehemipo ehenipo ehen
    imperfect
    (koha e pakryer)
    eheshaehesheehej / ehesheheshimeheshitseheshin
    continuous imperfect
    (koha e pakryer e vazhdueshme)
    po eheshapo eheshepo ehej / po eheshpo eheshimpo eheshitpo eheshin
    aorist
    (koha e kryer e thjeshtë)
    u ehau eheu ehu ehëmu ehëtu ehën
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    jam ehurje ehurështë ehurjemi ehurjeni ehurjanë ehur
    past perfect I
    (koha e kryer e tejshkuar I)
    isha ehurishe ehurishte ehurishim ehurishit ehurishin ehur
    past perfect II
    (koha e kryer e tejshkuar II)
    qeshë ehurqe ehurqe ehurqemë ehurqetë ehurqenë ehur
    future I
    (koha e ardhme I)
    do të ehemdo të eheshdo të ehetdo të ehemido të ehenido të ehen
    future II
    (koha e ardhme II)
    kam për t'u ehurke për t'u ehurka për t'u ehurkemi për t'u ehurkeni për t'u ehurkanë për t'u ehur
    future perfect I
    (koha e ardhme e përparme I)
    do të jem ehurdo të jesh ehurdo të jetë ehurdo të jemi ehurdo të jeni ehurdo të jenë ehur
    future perfect II
    (koha e ardhme e përparme II)
    kam për të qenë ehurke për të qenë ehurka për të qenë ehurkemi për të qenë ehurkeni për të qenë ehurkanë për të qenë ehur
    subjunctive
    (mënyra lidhore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    të ehemtë eheshtë ehettë ehemitë ehenitë ehen
    imperfect
    (koha e pakryer)
    të eheshatë eheshetë ehej / të eheshtë eheshimtë eheshittë eheshin
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    të jem ehurtë jesh ehurtë jetë ehurtë jemi ehurtë jeni ehurtë jenë ehur
    past perfect
    (koha e kryer e tejshkuar)
    të isha ehurtë ishe ehurtë ishte ehurtë ishim ehurtë ishit ehurtë ishin ehur
    conditional
    (mënyra kushtore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    do të eheshado të eheshedo të ehej / do të eheshdo të eheshimdo të eheshitdo të eheshin
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    do të isha ehurdo të ishe ehurdo të ishte ehurdo të ishim ehurdo të ishit ehurdo të ishin ehur
    optative
    (mënyra dëshirore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    u ehshau ehshu ehtëu ehshimu ehshiu ehshin
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    qofsha ehurqofsh ehurqoftë ehurqofshim ehurqofshi ehurqofshin ehur
    admirative
    (mënyra habitore)
    unëtiai/ajonejuata/ato
    present
    (koha e tashme)
    u ehkamu ehkeu ehkau ehkemiu ehkeniu ehkan
    imperfect
    (koha e pakryer)
    u ehkëshau ehkësheu ehkësh / u ehkeju ehkëshimu ehkëshitu ehkëshin
    perfect
    (koha e kryer)
    qenkam ehurqenke ehurqenka ehurqenkemi ehurqenkeni ehurqenkan ehur
    pluperfect
    (koha e kryer)
    qenkësha ehurqenkëshe ehurqenkësh ehur / qenkej ehurqenkëshim ehurqenkëshit ehurqenkëshin ehur
    imperative
    (mënyra urdhërore)
    tiju
    Ehu!Ehuni!
    imperative — negatory
    (mënyra urdhërore — mohor)
    tiju
    Mos ehu!Mos ehuni!

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    eh

    1. er,uh(confusion; space filling)
      Synonyms:uh,um,ehm

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    eh

    1. signifying indifference or surprise

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    Etymology

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    FromMiddle High Germanē(earlier, ere), originallyēr. Modern Standard German uses the lengthened formehe (only as a conjunction).

    Pronunciation

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    Conjunction

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    eh

    1. (colloquial)before
      Lass uns gehn,eh wir den Bus verpassen!
      Let's go before we miss the bus!

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    Adverb

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    eh

    1. (colloquial)anyway,in any case
      Synonyms:sowieso,ohnehin,ohnedies
      Du brauchst nicht laufen. Du kriegst die Bahneh nicht.
      No need to run. You won’t catch the tramanyways.
      • 2020, Joachim Kretschmer, “Unmittelbares Ansetzen (§ 22 StGB) bei mittelbarer Täterschaft und bei Mittäterschaft”, inJuristische Arbeitsblätter[1], number 8, pages588–589:
        Nach der Einzellösung ist § 22 StGB für jeden Mittäter gesondert und individuell zu betrachten. Nur wer selbst unmittelbar ansetzt bzw. wer im Gesamtversuchsstadium seinen eigenen Tatbeitrag erbringt, kann wegen einer versuchten mittäterschaftlichen Tat bestraft werden. Bei der versuchten Mittäterschaft soll danach nicht die wechselseitige Zurechnung der Gesamtlösung gelten. Diese enge Ansicht beruht vor allem auf der Annahme, dass maneh nur Mittäter sein kann, wenn man einen tatherrschaftlichen Beitrag in der Ausführungsphase erbringt.
        (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)
      • 2023 July 5, “Kritik von Grünen in Bielefeld: Wieder Streit um Johannisbachaue”, inRadio Bielefeld[2]:
        Aus Sicht der Grünen ginge es CDU und FDP nicht um einen Badesee, dereh nicht möglich wäre, sondern um die teuren Grundstücke an einemUntersee.
        From the view of the Greens, CDU and FDP are not about a swimming lake, which would not be feasibleanyway, but rather the expensive estates adjacent to a Lower Sea [planned to possibly complement the present Upper Sea].
    2. (colloquial, Austria)well,admittedly (for which in Germany onlyschon is used)
      Ich habeh drüber nachgedacht, aber es wär nicht gegangen.
      I did well consider it, but it wouldn't have worked out.

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    • eh” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Hungarian

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    Pronunciation

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    Interjection

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    eh

    1. indicates indifference, usually used as a reply alone:meh
    2. indicates an obvious mistake:oh, no

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    Further reading

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    • eh inBárczi, Géza andLászló Országh.A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN
    • eh 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).

    Icelandic

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    Pronoun

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    eh

    1. (informal, nonstandard)Abbreviation ofeinhver.

    Usage notes

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    Seeeinhver § Usage notes.

    Juǀ'hoan

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    Pronunciation

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    Letter

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    eh (upper caseEh)

    1. Aletter of the Juǀ'hoanalphabet, written in theLatin script.

    Manx

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    Etymology

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    FromOld Irishé(he, they), fromProto-Indo-European*éy. Cognate withIrishé andScottish Gaelice.

    Pronoun

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    eh (emphaticeshyn)

    1. he,him
      Cha vel breagerey dy ve credjit ga dy veleh ginsh yn irriney.
      A liar is not to be believed even if he tells the truth.
      Cur meer da’n feeagh as higeh reesht.
      Give the raven a bit and he’ll come again.
      Cur lhiat magheh.
      Bring him out.
    2. it
      Skeeal eddyr troor, t’eh ersooyl.
      A story between three, it’s gone.

    Nauruan

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    Particle

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    eh

    1. yes

    Norwegian

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    Interjection

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    eh

    1. uh

    Synonyms

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    Old English

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    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    eh m orn

    1. Alternative form ofeoh

    Pohnpeian

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    Etymology 1

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    Noun

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    eh

    1. The name of theLatin-script letterE/e.

    Etymology 2

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    Alternative forms

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    Determiner

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    eh

    1. his,her,hers,its, third person possessive pronoun
      Liho iangeh pwoud.
      The woman joined her husband.

    Etymology 3

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    FromProto-Oceanic*qatay(liver), fromProto-Austronesian*qaCay(liver)

    Noun

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    eh

    1. liver

    Etymology 4

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    Interjection

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    eh

    1. a particle used afternames of people whencalling them

    Etymology 5

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    Interjection

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    eh

    1. an interjection signifyingunderstanding
    2. aresponse used whenanswering acall in afeast

    Portuguese

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    Verb

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    eh

    1. (Internetslang, text messaging)Alternative spelling ofé(is)

    Interjection

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    eh

    1. (Internetslang, text messaging)Alternative spelling ofé(yeah)

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Onomatopoeic.

    Interjection

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    eh

    1. expressesdissatisfaction orsadness

    References

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

    Scots

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    Etymology

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    Dialectal representation ofee.

    Noun

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    eh (pluralehs)

    1. (Dundee)eye

    Southern Ohlone

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    Noun

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    eh

    1. gray ground squirrel

    Spanish

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    Pronunciation

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    Interjection

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    eh

    1. hey!(used to call, draw attention, warn or reprehend)
      Synonyms:hey,ey
    2. uh,um(space filler in a conversation, expression of hesitation or pause in speech)
      Synonym:este

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    Sumerian

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    Romanization

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    eh

    1. Romanization of𒄴(eḫ)

    Tagalog

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    Interjection

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    eh (Baybayin spelling)

    1. Alternative spelling ofe

    Anagrams

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    Zou

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ēʔ/
    • Hyphenation:eh

    Noun

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    eh

    1. tear

    References

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    • Philip Thanglienmang (2014) “Zou Tonology”, inIndian Linguistics, volume75, numbers1-2,→ISSN
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