wha

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See also: WHA, whā, wha', and wHa

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɑ/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /wʌ/
  • (file)
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    (colloquial)

Interjection

wha

  1. Pronunciation spelling of what.
    Wha? Speak up, I can't hear you!

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Dogrib

Noun

wha

  1. marten

Middle English

Pronoun

wha

  1. (Northern or Early Middle English) Alternative form of who (who, nominative)

Scots

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Etymology

From Middle English wha, northern variant of who, from Old English hwā, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ. See English who.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

wha

  1. who