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hah en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /hɑː/
  • [ha(ː)]
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of ha.
    alt of ha
  2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of huh.
    alt of huh
    • Shut up, buddy, you've forgotten that I can't run. Now you're the wise guy, hah? 1994, Milton Teichman, Sharon Leder, Truth and Lamentation: Stories and Poems on the Holocaust, page 58:
    • Isaac Sachs makes a 'Hah?' noise. 'You're not Sixsmith's niece?' 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:
Source: en.wiktionary, “hah” (intj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

hah en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /hɑː/
  • [ha(ː)]
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of heh (“Semitic letter”).
    alt of heh

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hahs Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

hem and hah

Source: en.wiktionary, “hah” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

hah en · INTJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • [hɑː˨˦˨]
  • [-˧˨] (Singapore)
  • /hɑː/
  • /hɑː˨˦/
  • [ha(ː)]
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /hɑː˨/ (Singapore)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).

Meanings

  1. (Manglish, Singlish) Huh!; used to express subtle surprise or amusement in a conversation.
  2. (Manglish, Singlish) Expression of discontent when one is faced with a rude awakening.

Forms

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har alternative lexicographic

Relateds

already · ba1 · know · lah1–14 · in · hor1 · leh3–6 · Gupta · lor1 · leh1–2 · ba2 · mah · A. F. (1992) · one1–3 · hah1–3 · only · number 1 · ah6 · volume 18 · ah1–3 · nia · liao · hor2 · what · meh · lor2–3 · leh7–11 · sia · →DOI

Source: en.wiktionary, “hah” (intj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

hah en · PART · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • [hɑː˨˦˨]
  • [-˧˨] (Singapore)
  • /hɑː/
  • /hɑː˨˦/
  • [ha(ː)]
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /hɑː˨/ (Singapore)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).

Meanings

  1. (Manglish, Singlish) Synonym of ah (sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something.
    • 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. 1989, Eleanor Wong, Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities, page 5, lines 23–31:
  2. (Manglish, Singlish, after lah or ah) Used to form a tag question, either to invite acknowledgment, or to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
    • So, just make sure you don’t accidentally mix the two together lah, hah?
  3. (Manglish, Singlish) Tagged at the end of a confirmation-seeking sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation.

Forms

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har alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

ah · hor