"eh" meaning in Dutch

See eh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɛ(ː)/, /ə/ Audio: Nl-eh.ogg Forms: ehh [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛ, -ə Head templates: {{head|nl|interjections}} eh
  1. er, uh (confusion; space filling) Synonyms: ehm, erm, uh, um Derived forms: enne, enneh
    Sense id: en-eh-nl-intj-TGWC~QXI Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 21 entries, Pages with entries
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ehh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "eh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "eh"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 21 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "enne"
        },
        {
          "word": "enneh"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "er, uh (confusion; space filling)"
      ],
      "id": "en-eh-nl-intj-TGWC~QXI",
      "links": [
        [
          "er",
          "er"
        ],
        [
          "uh",
          "uh"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ehm"
        },
        {
          "word": "erm"
        },
        {
          "word": "uh"
        },
        {
          "word": "um"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ(ː)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-eh.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/Nl-eh.ogg/Nl-eh.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Nl-eh.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "uh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eh"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 21 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for inflections in Zou entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "enne"
    },
    {
      "word": "enneh"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ehh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "eh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "eh"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch interjections",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 21 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ə",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ə/1 syllable",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛ",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛ/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "er, uh (confusion; space filling)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "er",
          "er"
        ],
        [
          "uh",
          "uh"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ehm"
        },
        {
          "word": "erm"
        },
        {
          "word": "uh"
        },
        {
          "word": "um"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ(ː)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-eh.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/Nl-eh.ogg/Nl-eh.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Nl-eh.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "uh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eh"
}

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