wahn.

/wɑː/

Etymology: < a language of the Himalayas or China.

= panda n.¹ 1.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Procyonidae (raccoons) > [noun] > genus Ailuropoda (panda)

wah1858

panda1887

1858 W. Baird Cycl. Nat. Sci. at Ailurus A. fulgens, the Wah or Panda... It derives its name Wah from its cry.

1859 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 420.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

wahint.

Brit.

/wɑː/, U.S.

/wɑ/, Singapore and Malaysian English

/wɑ/

Forms: 1800s– vah, 1800s– wah, 1900s– waa (Singapore English). Also reduplicated.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Apparently either (i) a borrowing from Urdu. Or (ii) a borrowing from Persian. Probably also partly a borrowing from Chinese. Probably also partly a borrowing from Malay. Etymons: Urdu wāh; Persian wāh; Chinese wā; Malay wah.

Etymology: Apparently originally < Urdu wāh or Persian wāh (compare Arabic wāh ), of imitative origin; in later use (in Singapore English) probably reinforced by Chinese (Cantonese) wā, (Mandarin) wā, and Malay wah, all apparently of imitative origin and probably formed independently of the Indian word. Compare wow int.

Indian English and Singapore English.

Used (esp. at the beginning of a sentence) to express admiration, encouragement, delight, surprise, etc.

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1828 A. C. Monkland Life in India III. xi. 275 Wah! wah! Sahib, and I made my salaam to him!

1861 Once a Week 3 Aug. 168/2 Wah! a hero's heart is brass... Wah, wah! better chase the wind!

1936 M. R. Anand Coolie iv. 260 Wah! Wah! You have made me happy Piari, my life, my love!

1979 New Nation (Singapore) 26 Sept. 8/1 A woman drove her car into a petrol kiosk and was taken aback when the attendant exclaimed: ‘Wah, so nice, got silver dots.’

1988 S. Rushdie Satanic Verses (1998) 91 His mother's voice wafts distantly up to him, baba, look how you grew..wah-wah, applause.

1999 R. Massey India's Kathak Dance v. 58 The suspense..is released in an ecstatic catharsis with..spontaneous showers of ‘Vah! Vah!’ from the audience.

2010 N. Humphreys Match Fixer x. 100 Wah, you damn shiok, man.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	wah
释义	wahn. /wɑː/ Etymology: < a language of the Himalayas or China. = panda n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Procyonidae (raccoons) > [noun] > genus Ailuropoda (panda) wah1858 panda1887 1858 W. Baird Cycl. Nat. Sci. at Ailurus A. fulgens, the Wah or Panda... It derives its name Wah from its cry. 1859 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 420. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2018). wahint. Brit. /wɑː/, U.S. /wɑ/, Singapore and Malaysian English /wɑ/ Forms: 1800s– vah, 1800s– wah, 1900s– waa (Singapore English). Also reduplicated. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Apparently either (i) a borrowing from Urdu. Or (ii) a borrowing from Persian. Probably also partly a borrowing from Chinese. Probably also partly a borrowing from Malay. Etymons: Urdu wāh; Persian wāh; Chinese wā; Malay wah. Etymology: Apparently originally < Urdu wāh or Persian wāh (compare Arabic wāh ), of imitative origin; in later use (in Singapore English) probably reinforced by Chinese (Cantonese) wā, (Mandarin) wā, and Malay wah, all apparently of imitative origin and probably formed independently of the Indian word. Compare wow int. Indian English and Singapore English. Used (esp. at the beginning of a sentence) to express admiration, encouragement, delight, surprise, etc. ΚΠ 1828 A. C. Monkland Life in India III. xi. 275 Wah! wah! Sahib, and I made my salaam to him! 1861 Once a Week 3 Aug. 168/2 Wah! a hero's heart is brass... Wah, wah! better chase the wind! 1936 M. R. Anand Coolie iv. 260 Wah! Wah! You have made me happy Piari, my life, my love! 1979 New Nation (Singapore) 26 Sept. 8/1 A woman drove her car into a petrol kiosk and was taken aback when the attendant exclaimed: ‘Wah, so nice, got silver dots.’ 1988 S. Rushdie Satanic Verses (1998) 91 His mother's voice wafts distantly up to him, baba, look how you grew..wah-wah, applause. 1999 R. Massey India's Kathak Dance v. 58 The suspense..is released in an ecstatic catharsis with..spontaneous showers of ‘Vah! Vah!’ from the audience. 2010 N. Humphreys Match Fixer x. 100 Wah, you damn shiok, man. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858int.1828
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