Definitions and meaning of oho
oho
Etymology
From Middle English o ho; o, ho; equivalent to o + ho.
Interjection
oho
- Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈoho]
- Rhymes: -oho
- Hyphenation: o‧ho
Interjection
oho
- oho, aha
- Synonym: aha
Finnish
Etymology
Perhaps a variant of ho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoho/, [ˈo̞ɦo̞]
- Rhymes: -oho
- Syllabification(key): o‧ho
Interjection
oho
- oops, whoops-a-daisy (acknowledgment of minor mistake)
- Synonyms: hups, hupsis, hupsista
- wow, whoa, oh, ooh, ay, chihuahua (an indication of excitement or surprise)
- Synonyms: vau, vautsi, ahaa
Derived terms
Further reading
- “oho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.xɔ/
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- Rhymes: -ɔxɔ
- Syllabification: o‧ho
Interjection
oho
- oho!
Further reading
- oho in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- oho in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from the univerbation of oo + ho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔohoʔ/, [ˈʔo.hoʔ]
- Hyphenation: o‧ho
Interjection
ohò (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜑᜓ)
- (honorific) yes
- Synonym: opo
- Antonym: hindi ho
Usage notes
- Opo is used as an honorific towards elders, superiors, and even strangers, while oho is a slightly less formal honorific that can be used for intimate elders and superiors. However, the difference between the two has blurred in recent decades. In other dialects, there is no difference between the two at all and can be interchanged with one another.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “oho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tetum
Verb
oho
- to kill
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈo.hʲo]
- Hyphenation: o‧ho
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *qoho. Cognates include Hawaiian ō and Samoan oso.
Noun
oho
- provisions; supplies
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *qoso. Cognates include Tongan ʻoho and Samoan oso.
Noun
oho
- jump
Verb
oho
- (intransitive) to jump
- (intransitive) to hop
- (intransitive) to rush
- (intransitive) to overflow
- (intransitive) to interrupt
- (intransitive, of celestial bodies) to rise
- (intransitive, of emotions) to arise; to flare up
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 39
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)ko with intrusive o, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
oho
- you (singular)
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Zazaki
Interjection
oho
- gloating realisation
Source: wiktionary.org