Etymology

huat ah

Today it means: A traditional, festive expression used to wish oneself prosperity. Full definition →

Hokkien 發啊 /发啊
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The story

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from發啊 /发啊
  2. English todayhuat ah

From Hokkien 發啊 /发啊 (hoat--a), from 發 /发 (hoat, “to produce, to grow, to develop, to prosper, to pay out”) + 啊 (--a, “particle of exhortation”).

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