"ah" meaning in English

See ah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɑː/ Audio: en-us-ah.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: mid-1400s Old Frankish (replacing English la). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frk|-}} Frankish, {{cog|en|la}} English la Head templates: {{en-interj}} ah
  1. An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection. Categories (topical): Music Translations (an expression): آه (ʔāh) (Arabic), آه (āh) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), أها (ʔahā) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), (ò) (Chinese Mandarin), ah (Danish), ah (Dutch), ha (Esperanto), ah (Esperanto), aa (Estonian), ah (Estonian), ee (Estonian), oi (Estonian), oo (Estonian), aa (Finnish), ah (French), α (a) (Greek), ah (Hungarian), ah (Ido), á (Irish), ああ (ā) (Japanese), (a) (Japanese), 嗚呼 (ā) (alt: ああ) (Japanese), (a) (Korean), ah (Malay), ah (Norwegian Bokmål), آها (âhâ) (Persian), ach (Polish), a (Polish), ah (Portuguese), а (a) (Russian), ага́ (agá) (Russian), о (o) (Russian), ach (Slovak), ah (Swedish), อ้อ (ɔ̂ɔ) (Thai), à (Vietnamese), a (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ah-en-intj-0gmTJsUQ Disambiguation of Music: 18 18 0 12 5 8 7 17 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English particles, English pronouns, Singapore English, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 5 4 23 9 12 7 22 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 6 5 20 9 13 9 21 1 Disambiguation of English particles: 17 6 4 21 10 12 8 19 2 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 29 11 7 36 18 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 16 3 2 25 4 14 4 30 1 Disambiguation of Singlish: 17 6 6 25 7 12 4 22 2 Disambiguation of 'an expression': 93 7
  2. A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music. Categories (topical): Music Translations (word to fill space): ee (Estonian), α (a) (Greek), ω (o) (Greek) Translations (word used for drama): ah (Estonian), α (a) (Greek), אבוי (avoy) (Hebrew), ack (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ah-en-intj-KEHcRV53 Disambiguation of Music: 18 18 0 12 5 8 7 17 15 Categories (other): English pronouns Disambiguation of English pronouns: 29 11 7 36 18 Disambiguation of 'word to fill space': 5 95 Disambiguation of 'word used for drama': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ah ah ah, ah-choo, ah me, ah well, ooh ah ah, ooh-ah-ah Related terms: aah, aha, ha, oh, uh
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): English_personal_pronouns Disambiguation of English_personal_pronouns: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ɑː/ Audio: en-us-ah.ogg [General-American] Forms: ahs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: mid-1400s Old Frankish (replacing English la). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frk|-}} Frankish, {{cog|en|la}} English la Head templates: {{en-noun}} ah (plural ahs)
  1. An instance of the interjection ah.
    Sense id: en-ah-en-noun-lNiU2VSm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): English_personal_pronouns Disambiguation of English_personal_pronouns: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Particle

IPA: /ɑː˨˦/ (note: Senses 2, 3, 4), /ɑː/ (note: Senses 2, 3, 4), [ä˨] (note: Sense 1)
Etymology: From Hokkien 啊 (--a), Teochew 啊 (a⁷), Mandarin 啊 (a). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|啊|tr=--a}} Hokkien 啊 (--a), {{bor|en|nan-tws|啊|tr=a⁷}} Teochew 啊 (a⁷), {{bor|en|cmn|啊|tr=a}} Mandarin 啊 (a) Head templates: {{head|en|particle|head=|sort=}} ah, {{en-part}} ah
  1. Marks a tag question prompting the listener to clarify something. Tags: Manglish, Singlish Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-ah-en-particle-MVTDh~IR Disambiguation of Music: 18 18 0 12 5 8 7 17 15 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English particles, Manglish, Singapore English, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 5 4 23 9 12 7 22 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 6 5 20 9 13 9 21 1 Disambiguation of English particles: 17 6 4 21 10 12 8 19 2 Disambiguation of Manglish: 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 29 0 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 16 3 2 25 4 14 4 30 1 Disambiguation of Singlish: 17 6 6 25 7 12 4 22 2 Related terms (Singlish particles): hor, know, lah, leh, liao, lor, mah, meh, one, sia, what Disambiguation of 'Singlish particles': 42 26 21 11
  2. Used for emphasis; reinforces a short wh-question. Tags: Manglish, Singlish
    Sense id: en-ah-en-particle-GTtYycRL Categories (other): English particles Disambiguation of English particles: 17 6 4 21 10 12 8 19 2
  3. Emphasizes the need for absolute confirmation or acknowledgment. Tags: Manglish, Singlish
    Sense id: en-ah-en-particle-TL7eo5yn Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English particles, Singapore English, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 5 4 23 9 12 7 22 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 6 5 20 9 13 9 21 1 Disambiguation of English particles: 17 6 4 21 10 12 8 19 2 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 16 3 2 25 4 14 4 30 1 Disambiguation of Singlish: 17 6 6 25 7 12 4 22 2
  4. A filler word used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener. Tags: Manglish, Singlish
    Sense id: en-ah-en-particle-sH0jeUNa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ar, har Related terms: is it, izzit
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): English_personal_pronouns Disambiguation of English_personal_pronouns: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pronoun

IPA: /ɑː/ Audio: en-us-ah.ogg [General-American] Forms: we [plural], mah [adjective, possessive]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: mid-1400s Old Frankish (replacing English la). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frk|-}} Frankish, {{cog|en|la}} English la Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|personal pronoun||plural|we|possessive adjective|mah|||||||||||||head=}} ah (personal pronoun, plural we, possessive adjective mah), {{en-pron|plural|we|possessive adjective|mah|desc=personal pronoun}} ah (personal pronoun, plural we, possessive adjective mah)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of I, most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (particularly Southern) accent. Tags: alt-of, personal, pronoun, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: I (extra: (particularly Southern) accent), most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (extra: (particularly Southern) accent) Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-ah-en-pron-qJDQbQtV Disambiguation of Music: 18 18 0 12 5 8 7 17 15 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English particles, English pronouns, Singapore English, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 5 4 23 9 12 7 22 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 6 5 20 9 13 9 21 1 Disambiguation of English particles: 17 6 4 21 10 12 8 19 2 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 29 11 7 36 18 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 16 3 2 25 4 14 4 30 1 Disambiguation of Singlish: 17 6 6 25 7 12 4 22 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): English_personal_pronouns Disambiguation of English_personal_pronouns: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /ɑː/ Audio: en-us-ah.ogg [General-American] Forms: ahs [present, singular, third-person], ahing [participle, present], ahed [participle, past], ahed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: mid-1400s Old Frankish (replacing English la). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frk|-}} Frankish, {{cog|en|la}} English la Head templates: {{en-verb}} ah (third-person singular simple present ahs, present participle ahing, simple past and past participle ahed)
  1. To give a cry of "ah". Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-ah-en-verb-gPRc7mRZ Disambiguation of Music: 18 18 0 12 5 8 7 17 15 Categories (other): English pronouns Disambiguation of English pronouns: 29 11 7 36 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): English_personal_pronouns Disambiguation of English_personal_pronouns: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ah meaning in English (20.7kB)

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          "ref": "2008, Britney Spears (lyrics and music), “Womanizer”",
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          "word": "ω"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "sense": "word used for drama",
          "word": "אבוי"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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      "expansion": "English la",
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}

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    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c6/En-us-ah.ogg/En-us-ah.ogg.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "text": "Audio (GA)"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "form": "we",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "mah",
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        "adjective",
        "possessive"
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    {
      "args": {
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          "_dis": "17 5 4 23 9 12 7 22 1",
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          "_dis": "17 6 5 20 9 13 9 21 1",
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            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
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        {
          "_dis": "17 6 4 21 10 12 8 19 2",
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          "_dis": "29 11 7 36 18",
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          "_dis": "16 3 2 25 4 14 4 30 1",
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          "_dis": "17 6 6 25 7 12 4 22 2",
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            "All topics",
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          "Scottish#English"
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        [
          "American",
          "American#English"
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        [
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        "General-American"
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    {
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "particle",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ah",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "17 5 4 23 9 12 7 22 1",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 6 5 20 9 13 9 21 1",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "17 6 4 21 10 12 8 19 2",
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 71 0 0 0 29 0",
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        {
          "_dis": "16 3 2 25 4 14 4 30 1",
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          "name": "Singapore English",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "18 18 0 12 5 8 7 17 15",
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            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "text": "You're dyslexic ah? ― So you're dyslexic?",
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        {
          "ref": "2020 December 4, Notdumb, “Liddat is safe distance ah?”, in SG Talk, archived from the original on 2020-04-18",
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          "type": "quotation"
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        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
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        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
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        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
          "sense": "Singlish particles",
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        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
          "sense": "Singlish particles",
          "word": "lor"
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        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
          "sense": "Singlish particles",
          "word": "mah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
          "sense": "Singlish particles",
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        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
          "sense": "Singlish particles",
          "word": "one"
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        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
          "sense": "Singlish particles",
          "word": "sia"
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        {
          "_dis1": "42 26 21 11",
          "sense": "Singlish particles",
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        "Singlish"
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    {
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          "_dis": "17 6 4 21 10 12 8 19 2",
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        {
          "ref": "2011 October 23, Rachel Chang, “LifeStyle”, in The Sunday Times, page 15",
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        "Singlish"
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          "_dis": "17 5 4 23 9 12 7 22 1",
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        {
          "_dis": "17 6 5 20 9 13 9 21 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
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            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 6 4 21 10 12 8 19 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English particles",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "16 3 2 25 4 14 4 30 1",
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        {
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        {
          "text": "Don't drink and drive ah...",
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        {
          "ref": "2010 April 18, Colin Goh, “LifeStyle”, in The Sunday Times, page 24",
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        [
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}
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      "word": "ah me"
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      "word": "ah well"
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          "text": "Ah! It's good to be back home!",
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          "ref": "2008, Britney Spears (lyrics and music), “Womanizer”",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔāh",
      "sense": "an expression",
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      "code": "arz",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "code": "et",
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      "code": "et",
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      "code": "et",
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    {
      "code": "et",
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      "code": "et",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "alt": "ああ",
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      "code": "ko",
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      "code": "ms",
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      "code": "nb",
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      "code": "fa",
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "th",
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    {
      "code": "vi",
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      "code": "sv",
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        {
          "ref": "2010 April 18, Colin Goh, “LifeStyle”, in The Sunday Times, page 24",
          "text": "Sure, ah? Thanks, man, pai seh.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Emphasizes the need for absolute confirmation or acknowledgment."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "confirmation",
          "confirmation#English"
        ],
        [
          "acknowledgment",
          "acknowledgment#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A filler word used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "filler word",
          "filled pause#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː˨˦/",
      "note": "Senses 2, 3, 4"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑː/",
      "note": "Senses 2, 3, 4"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ä˨]",
      "note": "Sense 1"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ar"
    },
    {
      "word": "har"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:ah"
  ],
  "word": "ah"
}

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