"ha" meaning in English

See ha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /hɑː/, [ha(ː)] Audio: en-us-ha.ogg [US]
enPR: hä Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Attested early 14th century, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Danish ha, Dutch ha, Finnish ha, Hungarian ha, Latin ha, Latvian ha, Swedish ha. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{noncog|da|ha}} Danish ha, {{noncog|nl|ha}} Dutch ha, {{noncog|fi|ha}} Finnish ha, {{noncog|hu|ha}} Hungarian ha, {{noncog|la|ha}} Latin ha, {{noncog|lv|ha}} Latvian ha, {{noncog|sv|ha}} Swedish ha Head templates: {{en-interj}} ha
  1. A representation of laughter. Categories (topical): Laughter Translations (a representation of laughter): (há) (Ancient Greek), ха (ha) (Bulgarian), ha (Catalan), (hā) (Chinese Mandarin), (hē) (Chinese Mandarin), ha (Danish), ha (Dutch), hah (Finnish), ah (French), χα (cha) (Greek), haha (Hungarian), ha! (Ido), ah (Italian), (fu) (Japanese), ha (Latin), ka (Portuguese), ха (xa) (Russian), ja (Spanish), ha (Swedish), แหะ (hàe) (Thai), ฮ่า (hâa) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-ha-en-intj-rquBOdMi Disambiguation of Laughter: 71 5 11 0 11 1 Disambiguation of 'a representation of laughter': 96 1 3 0
  2. An exclamation of triumph or discovery. Translations (an exclamation of triumph or discovery): ha (Catalan), ha (Dutch), haa (Finnish), ah ha (French), χα (cha) (Greek), aha (Hungarian), hohó (Hungarian), ha (Ido), ah (Portuguese), ja (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ha-en-intj-ORrfQlJE Disambiguation of 'an exclamation of triumph or discovery': 1 86 12 0
  3. (archaic) An exclamation of grief. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-ha-en-intj-MwYCPQnd
  4. (dated) A sound of hesitation: er, um. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-ha-en-intj-MBNJCWDF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Interjection

IPA: /hɑː/, [ha(ː)] Audio: en-us-ha.ogg [US]
enPR: hä Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} ha
  1. Said when making a vigorous attack. Related terms: Altamaha-ha, ha-cha-cha, kig ha farz
    Sense id: en-ha-en-intj-04EWFtbA 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 onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 9 14 1 48 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 5 9 1 63 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 5 9 1 65 6 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 17 9 14 3 54 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /hɑː/, [ha(ː)] Audio: en-us-ha.ogg [US]
enPR: hä Rhymes: -ɑː Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} ha
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of a (“have”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: a (extra: have)
    Sense id: en-ha-en-verb-riCR79gp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "1 86 12 0",
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
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          "word": "ah ha"
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      },
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      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ha"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish ha",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ha"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch ha",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "ha"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish ha",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hu",
        "2": "ha"
      },
      "expansion": "Hungarian ha",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ha"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ha",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ha"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian ha",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ha"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish ha",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested early 14th century, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Danish ha, Dutch ha, Finnish ha, Hungarian ha, Latin ha, Latvian ha, Swedish ha.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ha",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "word": "aha"
    },
    {
      "word": "funny ha-ha"
    },
    {
      "word": "hah"
    },
    {
      "word": "haha"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha-ha"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha-ha funny"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha ha Herman"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha ha only serious"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha-ha pigeon"
    },
    {
      "word": "haw"
    },
    {
      "word": "he"
    },
    {
      "word": "heh"
    },
    {
      "word": "ho"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoo-ha"
    },
    {
      "word": "muahahaha"
    },
    {
      "word": "yeeha"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Ha, ha, ha! That’s funny.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A representation of laughter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "laughter",
          "laughter#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Ha! Checkmate!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An exclamation of triumph or discovery."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "triumph",
          "triumph#English"
        ],
        [
          "discovery",
          "discovery#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An exclamation of grief."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grief",
          "grief#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) An exclamation of grief."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sound of hesitation: er, um."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hesitation",
          "hesitation#English"
        ],
        [
          "er",
          "er"
        ],
        [
          "um",
          "um"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) A sound of hesitation: er, um."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ha.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/En-us-ha.ogg/En-us-ha.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/En-us-ha.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ha",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ха"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hā",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "哈"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hē",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "呵"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "hah"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "cha",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "χα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "há",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ἅ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "haha"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ha!"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fu",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ふ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xa",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ха"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hàe",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "แหะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hâa",
      "sense": "a representation of laughter",
      "word": "ฮ่า"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "haa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "ah ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "cha",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "χα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "aha"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "hohó"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an exclamation of triumph or discovery",
      "word": "ja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ha"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English onomatopoeias",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English two-letter words",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː/1 syllable",
    "en:Laughter"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onom"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ha",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Altamaha-ha"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha-cha-cha"
    },
    {
      "word": "kig ha farz"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1844 September, E.M. Walley, “Eighteen Months in Russia”, in The Covenant: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Cause of Odd-fellowship, volume 3, number 9, page 395",
          "text": "\"That's well. Well,\" cried he, now for my turn. Ha! a hit! a hit!\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Albemarle - Issues 3-7, page 49",
          "text": "I hit a cross-court forehand. “Ha ha haa. Great! Say, usin' cross-courts and angles like that is how O'Bramowitts beat Riggs.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Mona the Vampire, \"Attack of the Living Scarecrow\" (season 1, episode 1a)",
          "text": "Mona: Hee! Ha! Ho! Ha! The brain buffet is closed, buddy! Take that! And this!"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Sheryl Foulk Rogers-Ramirez, Look What God Did for Our Marriage, page 37",
          "text": "Ha! Take that, you ugly, stupid devil, you.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Elizabeth George, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner",
          "text": "'I'm armed, you lot. And if you think you can take me alive . . . Ha! Take that! And that! And that!'",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Said when making a vigorous attack."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ha.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/En-us-ha.ogg/En-us-ha.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/En-us-ha.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ha"
}

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