Attested early 14th century, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Danishha, Dutchha, Finnishha, Hungarianha, Latinha, Latvianha, Swedishha.
Interjection
ha
A representation of laughter.
An exclamation of triumph or discovery.
(archaic)An exclamation of grief.
(dated)A sound of hesitation: er, um.
Related terms
ah
aha
hah
haha
haw
he
heh
ho
Translations
References
Further reading
ha at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
A"H, AH, Ah, ah
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian*eda, from Proto-Indo-European*h₁ed-(“to eat”), with the preservation of the laryngeal. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European*h₂euw (compare Ashkunau(“bread”), Sanskritअवय(āvaya, “to eat”)).
The past participle ngrënë is from Proto-Albanian*engranti, derived from Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ha/
Verb
ha (first-person singular past tensehëngra, participlengrënë); active voice
I eat
I gnaw, consume, wear out
(chess) I capture
Conjugation
Irregular verb
See also
hahem
haje
pi
References
Bahnar
Etymology
From Proto-Bahnaric*haː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer*haʔ; cognate with Khmerហា(haa) and Vietnamesehá.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /haː/
Verb
ha
to open (mouth)
Bilba
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*əpat, from Proto-Austronesian*Səpat.
Numeral
ha
four
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic*(h)a, from Proto-Indo-European*ad-gʰe (compare with Cornishha, Welsha, ag).
Conjunction
ha
and
Synonyms
hag - used before a vowel
Burushaski
Noun
ha
house
Catalan
Pronunciation
(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈa/
Homophone: a
Verb
ha
third-person singular present indicative form of haver
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic*(h)a, from Proto-Indo-European*ad-gʰe (compare with Bretonha, Welsha, ag).
Conjunction
ha
and
while
Synonyms
(before vowels) hag
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ha/, [hɑ], [ha]
Rhymes: -ar
Interjection
ha
ha!(an exclamation of triumph or discovery)
(onomatopoeia)ha(a representation of laughter), often repeated
Synonyms
(onomatopoeia):he, hi, ho, hæ, hø, hå, tihi
Dutch
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -aː
Symbol
ha
Abbreviation of hectare.
Interjection
ha
ha
Esperanto
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ha/
Interjection
ha
ah
Ewe
Noun
ha
alcohol
community
pig
song
Faroese
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [haː]
Interjection
ha?
Pardon?
isn't it?
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈhɑ/, [ˈhɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑ
Syllabification: ha
Interjection
ha
ha (expressing laughter)
Anagrams
ah
French
Verb
ha
third-person singular present active indicative of havoir
Galician
Alternative forms
hai
Verb
ha
third-person singular present indicative of haber
Guaraní
Conjunction
ha
and
Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai
Alternative forms
'ha / ʔha (Yavapai form)
Noun
ha
(Walapai) water
References
Werner Winter, Walapai (Hualapai) Texts
Hungarian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ ˈhɒ]
Rhymes: -hɒ
Etymology 1
Lexicalization of the h- stem of hogy + -á(lative case suffix). The original form was probably há, where the ending later shortened to -a.
Conjunction
ha
if (introduces conditional clause)
when, once
Derived terms
References
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
ha
(poetic)expressing anger or surprise
1857, János Arany, A walesi bárdok (The Bards of Wales)
Ha, ha! Mi zúg? … mi éji dal
London utcáin ez?
Icelandic
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /haː/
Rhymes: -aː
Interjection
ha?
huh?, what?, come again?, I'm sorry?
Interlingua
Verb
ha
prensent tense of haber
Italian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈa/
Rhymes: -a
Verb
ha
third-person singular present indicative of avere
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /a/
Rhymes: -a
Interjection
ha!
ah! (usually ironic or sarcastic)
Synonyms
ah
Japanese
Romanization
ha
Rōmaji transcription of は
Rōmaji transcription of ハ
Latin
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /haː/
(Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a/
Noun
hāf (indeclinable)
The name of the letter H.
Coordinate terms
(Latin-script letter names)littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta
References
Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ha/
(Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a/
Interjection
ha
expressing joy or laughter: hurrah!, ha ha!
Related terms
hahae
hahahae
Latvian
Interjection
ha
ha
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ha/, [haː]
Verb
ha
second-person singular imperative of haen
Mandarin
Romanization
ha
Nonstandard spelling of hā.
Nonstandard spelling of há.
Nonstandard spelling of hǎ.
Nonstandard spelling of hà.
Usage notes
English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Maricopa
Noun
ha
water
References
Lynn Gordon, Maricopa Morphology and Syntax (1986, →ISBN, page 364
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Englishhē, from Proto-Germanic*hiz(“this, this one”).
Pronoun
ha
(chiefly eastern Southern dialectal)Alternative form of he
References
“he, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 May 2018.
Etymology 2
Pronoun
ha
Alternative form of heo
References
“he, pron. (3)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.
Etymology 3
From Old Englishhīe, hī.
Pronoun
ha
Alternative form of he
References
“he, pron. (3)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 June 2018.
Etymology 4
From Old Englishhafian, habban.
Verb
ha
Alternative form of haven(“to have”)
Neapolitan
Verb
ha
third-person singular present indicative of avé
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norsehafa.
Pronunciation
Verb
ha (imperativeha, present tensehar, simple pasthadde, past participlehatt)
to have
Derived terms
inneha
References
“ha” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
(former reform[s] only): hava, have
Etymology
From Old Norsehafa. Akin to Englishhave.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hɑː/
Verb
ha (present tensehar, past tensehadde, past participlehatt, passive infinitivehavast, present participlehavande, imperativeha)
have (possess, own)
have (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.
Eg har vore her sidan i dag tidleg.
I have been here since this morning.
Eg hadde allereie ete.
I had already eaten.
References
“ha” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Novial
Verb
ha (pasthad, active participlehant)
(auxiliary) have/has, added to the front of a verb to make it perfect
Old Irish
Determiner
ha (3rd person possessive) (triggers lenition in the masculine and neuter singular, an unwritten prothetic /h/ in the feminine singular, and eclipsis in the plural)
Alternative form of a
c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, Wb. 6a13
Is deidbir ha áigthiu, ar is do thabirt díglae berid in claideb sin.
It is reasonable to fear him [lit. "his fearing is reasonable"], for it is to inflict punishment that he bears that sword.
Portuguese
Verb
ha
Obsolete spelling of há
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian*fa, from Proto-Oceanic*pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*əpat, from Proto-Austronesian*Səpat.
Numeral
ha
four
Usage notes
When counting, use kaha.
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*-páa.
Verb
-há (infinitiveguhá, perfective-hâye)
to give
Sotho
Conjunction
ha
if
when
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /a/
Homophone: a
Verb
ha
Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of haber.
Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of haber.
Swedish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hɑː/
Etymology 1
Apocopic form of hava, from Old Swedishhava, from Old Norsehafa, from Proto-Germanic*habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European*keh₂p-(“to take, seize, catch”).
Verb
ha (presenthar, preteritehade, supinehaft, imperativeha)
(transitive) To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to come into possession of something concrete or abstract.
John har två katter.
John has two cats.
Den slipsen har en fruktansvärd färg.
That tie has a terrible colour.
Vi hade riktigt trevligt igår kväll.
We had a really nice time last night.
(auxiliary) Used together with the supine form of a verb in the construction of perfect or pluperfect forms