"aha" meaning in Tagalog

See aha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ʔaˈha/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐˈha] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ahá [canonical], ᜀᜑ [Baybayin], aka [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ajá. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es:ajá|id=interjection|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "ajá", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "aha", "lang" : "tl" }" data-id="interjection" data-lang="tl" data-title="aha" id="Tagalog:_interjection"> Borrowed from Spanish ajá. Head templates: {{tl-head|interjection|ahá|b=+}} ahá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑ)
  1. aha!
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔahaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.hɐʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ahà [canonical], ᜀᜑ [Baybayin], aka [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ahaʔ Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|id=idea}} Head templates: {{tl-noun|ahà|b=+}} ahà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑ), {{tlb|tl|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. idea; thought; conception; something in mind Tags: obsolete Synonyms: idea, kaisipan, akala, pakana, konsepto, haraya
    Sense id: en-aha-tl-noun-a4W5-vrC Categories (other): Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation, Thinking Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 0 2 1 1 1 4 6 18 1 9 0 0 0 17 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 0 11 1 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 5 12 16 4 4 11 0 33 6 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 0 86 9 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 0 78 10 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 0 79 11 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 0 61 19 20 Disambiguation of Thinking: 0 41 36 23
  2. intent; plan; purpose Tags: obsolete Synonyms: akala, balak, layunin, hangarin, banta
    Sense id: en-aha-tl-noun-M7-aJhCx Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 0 41 36 23
  3. supposition; conjecture; suspicion Tags: obsolete Synonyms: akala, hinala
    Sense id: en-aha-tl-noun-hvhP0J1C Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 0 41 36 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ahain, maaha, mag-aha, pag-aaha, pag-ahaan, umaha Related terms: hinuha
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "english": "I thought that wouldn't happen.",
          "literal_meaning": "My thought is that wouldn't happen.",
          "text": "Aha ko'y hindi mangyayari iyan.",
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          "english": "Aha! I now understand why you act that way.",
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          "english": "I thought that wouldn't happen.",
          "literal_meaning": "My thought is that wouldn't happen.",
          "text": "Aha ko'y hindi mangyayari iyan.",
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