Definitions and meaning of bah
bah
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bæ/, /bɑː/
- Rhymes: -æ, -ɑː
- Homophones: baa, bar (in some pronunciations)
Interjection
bah
- (sometimes humorous) Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.
Synonyms
- (expressing contempt): pht, feh, meh, pooh, pshaw, poh, pish; see also Thesaurus:bah
- (expressing disgust): bleh, ick, ych a fi; see also Thesaurus:yuck
Derived terms
- bah humbug
- pooh-bah, poobah
Translations
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Homophones: baa, bar (in some pronunciations)
Noun
bah (plural bahs)
- Alternative spelling of baa (the cry of a sheep or goat).
Etymology 3
From Mandarin 吧 (ba).
Pronunciation
Particle
bah
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Anagrams
- ABH, AHB, BHA, HAB, HBA, Hab, Hab., hab
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑ/
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- Hyphenation: bah
Interjection
bah
- An exclamation of disapproval, contempt or disgust: bah, yuck
French
Pronunciation
Interjection
bah
- No.
- Bah, bah, bah !
- No, no, no!
- An exclamation to fill space, often used as an intensifier; well, err, um.
- Tu veux jouer aussi ? - Bah, ouais.
- Do you want to play too? - Well, yeah.
Synonyms
- (exclamation to fill space): ben
Further reading
- “bah” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba(h)/, /baː/, /ba.aː/
Interjection
bah
- an exclamation of disgust: yuck, etc.
Synonyms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba/
- Rhymes: -a
Interjection
bah
- Indicates astonishment, resignation and despise; usually used after noticing or hearing something you don't like or you don't know what to think about, to avoid commenting or giving an answer to a question.
See also
References
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bah/
- Rhymes: -bah, -ah
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *baah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *baah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *baah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.
Alternative forms
Noun
bah (Jawi spelling به, plural bah-bah)
- flood (overflow of water)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Shortened form of abah, from Proto-Malayic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba-h, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.
Alternative forms
Noun
bah (Jawi spelling به)
- Alternative form of abah
Etymology 3
Shortened form of babah, from baba, variant of bapa.
Alternative forms
- bapa
- baba
- babah
- bapanda
- bapai
- bapak
- bapang
- papa
- باڤ
- بابا
- بابه
- به
- باڤندا
- باڤاي
- باڤق
- باڤڠ
- ڤاڤ
Noun
bah (Jawi spelling به)
- Alternative form of bapa
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).
Alternative forms
Noun
bah (Jawi spelling به)
- Abbreviation of bahasa.
Etymology 5
Shortened form of bawah, from Proto-Malayic *babah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *babah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *babah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaq, from Proto-Austronesian *babaq.
Alternative forms
Preposition
bah (Jawi spelling به)
- Alternative form of bawah
Min Nan
Spanish
Pronunciation
Interjection
bah
- indicates disdain or unbelief
See also
References
- “bah” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Zou
Verb
bah
- bet
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf
Source: wiktionary.org- expressing disgust.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)