"hah" meaning in English

See hah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /hɑː/, [ha(ː)] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav
enPR: hä Rhymes: -ɑː Head templates: {{en-interj}} hah
  1. Alternative form of ha Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ha
    Sense id: en-hah-en-intj-32ZhhbWN
  2. Alternative form of huh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: huh
    Sense id: en-hah-en-intj-OoKbHPm~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: [hãː˨] [Singapore], [-˧˨] [Singapore], /hɑː/, [ha(ː)] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav Forms: har [alternative]
enPR: hä Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|哈|tr=hâⁿ}} Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ) Head templates: {{en-interjection}} hah
  1. (Manglish, Singlish) Huh!; used to express subtle surprise or amusement at something said by the other speaker. Tags: Manglish, Singlish Categories (topical): Laughter
    Sense id: en-hah-en-intj-c93TSfTo Disambiguation of Laughter: 3 3 20 25 25 23 Categories (other): Manglish, Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 14 15 29 31 Disambiguation of English particles: 4 4 17 18 30 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 2 16 18 27 25 10 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 14 18 26 28 12 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /hɑː/, [ha(ː)] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav Forms: hahs [plural]
enPR: hä Rhymes: -ɑː Head templates: {{en-noun}} hah (plural hahs)
  1. Alternative form of heh (“Semitic letter”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heh (extra: Semitic letter) Categories (topical): Laughter Related terms: hem and hah
    Sense id: en-hah-en-noun-AiUKlXF1 Disambiguation of Laughter: 3 3 20 25 25 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 14 15 29 31 Disambiguation of English particles: 4 4 17 18 30 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 2 16 18 27 25 10 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 14 18 26 28 12 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle

IPA: [hãː˨] [Singapore], [-˧˨] [Singapore], /hɑː/, [ha(ː)] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav Forms: har [alternative]
enPR: hä Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|哈|tr=hâⁿ}} Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ) Head templates: {{head|en|particle|head=|sort=}} hah, {{en-particle}} hah
  1. (Manglish, Singlish) Synonym of ah (Sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something. Tags: Manglish, Singlish Categories (topical): Laughter Synonyms: ah [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-hah-en-particle-2iLb0nhs Disambiguation of Laughter: 3 3 20 25 25 23 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Manglish, Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 14 15 29 31 Disambiguation of English particles: 4 4 17 18 30 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 2 16 18 27 25 10 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 14 18 26 28 12 0
  2. (Manglish, Singlish) Tagged at the end of a sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation. Tags: Manglish, Singlish Categories (topical): Laughter
    Sense id: en-hah-en-particle-0AlEU3Fr Disambiguation of Laughter: 3 3 20 25 25 23 Categories (other): Manglish, Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 14 15 29 31 Disambiguation of English particles: 4 4 17 18 30 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 2 16 18 27 25 10 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 14 18 26 28 12 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hah",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ha"
        }
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        "Alternative form of ha"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "ha",
          "ha#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "huh"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994, Milton Teichman, Sharon Leder, Truth and Lamentation: Stories and Poems on the Holocaust, page 58:",
          "text": "Shut up, buddy, you've forgotten that I can't run. Now you're the wise guy, hah?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Isaac Sachs makes a 'Hah?' noise. 'You're not Sixsmith's niece?'",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of huh"
      ],
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        [
          "huh",
          "huh#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "hahs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "hah (plural hahs)",
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      "alt_of": [
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          "extra": "Semitic letter",
          "word": "heh"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "5 6 14 15 29 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 17 18 30 26",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 16 18 27 25 10 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 14 18 26 28 12 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 20 25 25 23",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
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          "orig": "en:Laughter",
          "parents": [
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            "Reflexes",
            "Emotions",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-hah-en-noun-AiUKlXF1",
      "links": [
        [
          "heh",
          "heh#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "hem and hah"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hah"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "哈",
        "tr": "hâⁿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "har",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "particle",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hah",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Manglish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singlish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 6 14 15 29 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 17 18 30 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 16 18 27 25 10 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 14 18 26 28 12 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 20 25 25 23",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Laughter",
          "orig": "en:Laughter",
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            "Reflexes",
            "Emotions",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1989, Eleanor Wong, Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities, page 5, lines 23–31:",
          "text": "Mother: Just wait awhile, Susan. Jack said he’d be a little late. […] What would you like to drink, some Coca Cola?\nSusan: That’s alright Aunty. We’re going out to dinner.\nMother: Or you prefer Pepsi, hah? We don’t drink Pepsi ourself, I always keep a few bottles just in case. Some people are so fussy.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Synonym of ah (Sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "ah",
          "ah#Etymology 2"
        ],
        [
          "tag question",
          "tag question#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Manglish, Singlish) Synonym of ah (Sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "(Sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "ah"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Manglish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singlish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 6 14 15 29 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 17 18 30 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 16 18 27 25 10 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 14 18 26 28 12 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 20 25 25 23",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Laughter",
          "orig": "en:Laughter",
          "parents": [
            "Happiness",
            "Reflexes",
            "Emotions",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tagged at the end of a sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation."
      ],
      "id": "en-hah-en-particle-0AlEU3Fr",
      "links": [
        [
          "surprise",
          "surprise#English"
        ],
        [
          "realisation",
          "realisation#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Manglish, Singlish) Tagged at the end of a sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[hãː˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hah"
}

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  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "哈",
        "tr": "hâⁿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "har",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hah",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Manglish",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singlish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 16 18 27 25 10 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 14 18 26 28 12 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 20 25 25 23",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Laughter",
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          "parents": [
            "Happiness",
            "Reflexes",
            "Emotions",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Huh!; used to express subtle surprise or amusement at something said by the other speaker."
      ],
      "id": "en-hah-en-intj-c93TSfTo",
      "links": [
        [
          "Huh",
          "huh#English"
        ],
        [
          "surprise",
          "surprise#English"
        ],
        [
          "amusement",
          "amusement#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Manglish, Singlish) Huh!; used to express subtle surprise or amusement at something said by the other speaker."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[hãː˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hah"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English palindromes",
    "English particles",
    "English terms borrowed from Hokkien",
    "English terms derived from Hokkien",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː/1 syllable",
    "en:Laughter"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hah",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ha"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of ha"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ha",
          "ha#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "huh"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994, Milton Teichman, Sharon Leder, Truth and Lamentation: Stories and Poems on the Holocaust, page 58:",
          "text": "Shut up, buddy, you've forgotten that I can't run. Now you're the wise guy, hah?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Isaac Sachs makes a 'Hah?' noise. 'You're not Sixsmith's niece?'",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of huh"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "huh",
          "huh#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hah"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English palindromes",
    "English particles",
    "English terms borrowed from Hokkien",
    "English terms derived from Hokkien",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː/1 syllable",
    "en:Laughter"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "hahs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "hem and hah"
    }
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Semitic letter",
          "word": "heh"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of heh (“Semitic letter”)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "heh",
          "heh#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c0/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hah.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hah.wav.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hah"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English palindromes",
    "English particles",
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    }
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      "expansion": "hah",
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        "Singlish"
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          "ref": "1989, Eleanor Wong, Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities, page 5, lines 23–31:",
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        }
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        "Synonym of ah (Sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something."
      ],
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          "ah",
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        ]
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        "(Manglish, Singlish) Synonym of ah (Sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something."
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        }
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        "Singlish"
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    {
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      ],
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        "Tagged at the end of a sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "realisation",
          "realisation#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Manglish, Singlish) Tagged at the end of a sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[hãː˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c0/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hah.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-hah.wav.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hah"
}

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    "English palindromes",
    "English particles",
    "English terms borrowed from Hokkien",
    "English terms derived from Hokkien",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɑː/1 syllable",
    "en:Laughter"
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "Manglish",
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        "Huh!; used to express subtle surprise or amusement at something said by the other speaker."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Huh",
          "huh#English"
        ],
        [
          "surprise",
          "surprise#English"
        ],
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          "amusement",
          "amusement#English"
        ]
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      ],
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        "Manglish",
        "Singlish"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[hãː˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "hä"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hɑː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ha(ː)]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hah"
}

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