huh

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Huilliche. === Symbol === huh (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Huilliche. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Huilliche terms == English == === Alternative forms === hah, hunh === Etymology === Attested from circa 1600. Compare Dutch hè (“huh”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hʌ/, [hʌ̃] (General American) IPA(key): /hʌ/, [hʌ̃], /hə/, [hə̃] Rhymes: -ʌ === Interjection === huh (with rising pitch) Used to express doubt or confusion. (with falling pitch) Used to express amusement or subtle surprise. (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question. (slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement. (informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said. Synonyms: come again, pardon, what; see also Thesaurus:say again (informal, with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question. (onomatopoeia) Representing the sound of heavy breathing. (onomatopoeia) Representing a chuckling sound. (martial arts) A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “huh”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === uhh == Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === hiech, hieh (western Moselle Franconian) === Etymology === From Old High German hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /huː/ === Adjective === huh (masculine huhe, feminine huh, comparative hüher or hühter or hieher, superlative et hühste or hüchste or hühtste or hiehtste) (Ripuarian, eastern Moselle Franconian) high, tall ==== Usage notes ==== The comparation forms with -ü- are Ripuarian, those with -ie- are Moselle Franconian. ==== Inflection ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Possibly from English huh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦʏ/ === Interjection === huh huh (an exclamation indicating puzzlement) ==== See also ==== hè == Finnish == === Etymology === Probably natural or onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuh/, [ˈhuh] Rhymes: -uh Syllabification(key): huh Hyphenation(key): huh === Interjection === huh phew (used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== huh huh === Further reading === “huh”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Upper Kuskokwim == === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ɑx̣. === Noun === huh Canada goose === References === Collins, Raymond L.; Petruska, Betty (1979), Dinak'i (Our Words). Upper Kuskokwim Athabaskan Junior Dictionary, Anchorage, Alaska: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, University of Alaska, page iv == Yucatec Maya == === Noun === huh obsolete spelling of juuj