pah

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English

Etymology 1

Imitative of spitting out something disgusting.

Pronunciation

Interjection

pah

  1. Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination.
    • 1819, Washington Irving, The Spectre Bridegroom:
      She was rarely suffered out of their sight; never went beyond the domains of the castle, unless well attended, or, rather, well watched; had continual lectures read to her about strict decorum and implicit obedience; and, as to the men—pah! she was taught to hold them at such distance and distrust that, unless properly authorized, she would not have cast a glance upon the handsomest cavalier in the world—no, not if he were even dying at her feet.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

pah (plural pahs)

  1. Dated form of pa (Maori fort).

See also

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pauja, from Proto-Indo-European *pouǐo. Compare Armenian հոգի (hogi, breath).

Noun

pah m

  1. scab, dust

Cahuilla

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pahi.

Numeral

páh

  1. three

Finnish

Etymology

Compare French bah. Possibly reinforced by paha.

Pronunciation

Interjection

pah

  1. bah

Further reading

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of pah – see (“hundred; numerous; countless; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Pawnee

  1. Alternative form of paa (moon)

Pohnpeian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Numeral

pah

  1. four

Uab Meto

Noun

pah

  1. country

Zou

Pah.

Pronunciation

Noun

pah

  1. lily

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45