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Webster 1913 Edition

Ha

Ha

(hä)
,
int
erj.
[AS.]
An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated,
ha, ha
, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to “Well, it is so.”
Ha-has
, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke.
Carlyle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ha

HA

, an exclamation, denoting surprise, joy or grief. With the first or long sound of a, it is used as a question, and is equivalent to 'What do you say?' When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, or sometimes it is equivalent to 'Well! it is so.'

Definition 2024

Hà

Hà

See also: ha, há, hà, hả, hạ, and Hạ

Vietnamese

Proper noun

Hà

  1. A surname​.
  2. A male or female given name

hà

hà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Mandarin

Romanization

hà (Zhuyin ㄏㄚˋ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 哈

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 河

Pronunciation

Noun

hà

  1. river

Derived terms

Synonyms

ǃXóõ

Interjection

hà

  1. exclamation of surprise

See also

References

  • A ǃXóõ Dictionary, ISBN 978-3-89645-869-8

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 何, from Middle Chinese 何 ‎(ha)

Pronunciation

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