wah meaning (archaic): definition, etymology and quotations

wah

noun

/wɑː/ · also, interjection [wa(ːː)]

Etymology From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka).

Lifestyle Archaic, Slang The red panda.

intj

/wæː/ · [wä(ːː)˦˨]

Etymology Imitative.

A cry of fright, distress, etc. (especially of an infant or young child)

A cry of amazement, delight, etc.

‘Wah! Wah! Wah!’ they shouted and threw up their arms in delight.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 277:

noun

Etymology Imitative.

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music wah-wah.

intj

Etymology From Cantonese 嘩 /哗 (waa³) or Mandarin 哇 (wa).

Manglish, Singlish Wow!; 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 English:
“Wah, so tall already, ah? Primary what already, ha?2022, Daren Shiau, chapter VIII, in Heartland, Ethos Books, →ISBN:

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