Meanings
wah1
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interjection
- ManglishSinglishWow!; whoa! (expressing surprise, gratification, exhaustion or exasperation)
Wah, you quite brave hor...
2005 October 30, Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English1 more example
“Wah, so tall already, ah? Primary what already, ha?
2022, Daren Shiau, chapter VIII, in Heartland, Ethos Books, →ISBN
Wah5
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
wah · noun
- Nepaliवाँ दोन्काँ
- Englishwah
From Nepali वाँ दोन्काँ (wā̃ donkā̃).
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Full word history & related roots →wah · interjection
- Mandarin哇
- Cantonese嘩 /哗
- Englishwah
From Cantonese 嘩 /哗 (waa³) or Mandarin 哇 (wa).
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Full word history & related roots →Wah · proper noun
- Cantonese華 /华
- EnglishWah
Borrowed from Cantonese 華 /华 (waa6, waa4).
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Greek ουά
- ουά (ouá)cry of fright
Polish łe, be
- łecry of fright
- becry of fright
Russian уа-уа, уа-а-а
- уа-уа (ua-ua)cry of amazement
- уа-а-а (ua-a-a)cry of amazement
Tamil குவா, ஆ
- குவா (kuvā)cry of fright
- ஆ (ā)cry of amazement
- ஐ (ai)cry of amazement
Vietnamese oe oe, oa oa
- oe oecry of fright
- oa oacry of fright
- oe óecry of fright
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with wah
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Cite this entry
APA
wah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wah
MLA
“wah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wah. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wah.
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