"wäh" meaning in German

See wäh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /væː/
Etymology: Possibly onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} wäh
  1. (Austria) an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, gross!, ugh! (often preceded by the interjection na) Tags: Austria
    Sense id: en-wäh-de-intj-I6fMA1iW Categories (other): Austrian German, German entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for wäh meaning in German (1.1kB)

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  "etymology_text": "Possibly onomatopoeic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "wäh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Austrian German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ew, that's gross!",
          "text": "Wäh, ist das grauslich!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "In this bath you get a foot fungus. - Yuck!",
          "text": "Im dem Bad holt man sich einen Fußpilz. - Na, wäh!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, gross!, ugh! (often preceded by the interjection na)"
      ],
      "id": "en-wäh-de-intj-I6fMA1iW",
      "links": [
        [
          "yuck",
          "yuck"
        ],
        [
          "ew",
          "ew"
        ],
        [
          "gross",
          "gross"
        ],
        [
          "ugh",
          "ugh"
        ],
        [
          "na",
          "na#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria) an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, gross!, ugh! (often preceded by the interjection na)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/væː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wäh"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Possibly onomatopoeic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "wäh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "German 1-syllable words",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German interjections",
        "German lemmas",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ew, that's gross!",
          "text": "Wäh, ist das grauslich!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "In this bath you get a foot fungus. - Yuck!",
          "text": "Im dem Bad holt man sich einen Fußpilz. - Na, wäh!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, gross!, ugh! (often preceded by the interjection na)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yuck",
          "yuck"
        ],
        [
          "ew",
          "ew"
        ],
        [
          "gross",
          "gross"
        ],
        [
          "ugh",
          "ugh"
        ],
        [
          "na",
          "na#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria) an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, gross!, ugh! (often preceded by the interjection na)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/væː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wäh"
}

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