weh

== Translingual == === Etymology === From English Weh. === Symbol === weh (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Weh. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Weh terms == English == === Etymology 1 === From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka). ==== Noun ==== weh (plural wehs) (archaic) A red panda. === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /wɛ(ː)/ Rhymes: -ɛ, -ɛː ==== Interjection ==== weh Alternative form of wah. === Anagrams === Hew, hew == German == === Alternative forms === weh', wehe (for the interjection) === Etymology === From Middle High German wē, from Old High German wē, from Proto-West Germanic *wai. Compare Latin vae, Dutch wee, English woe, Danish ve, Swedish ve, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /veː/ Homophone: W Rhymes: -eː === Adjective === weh (strong nominative masculine singular weher, comparative weher, superlative am wehsten or am wehesten) sore, painful einen wehen Zeh haben ― to have a sore toe ein wehes Bein haben ― to have a sore leg Ihr ist ganz weh zumute. ― She feels very painful. Ihm wurde ganz weh ums Herz. ― His heart ached. ==== Declension ==== === Interjection === weh alas! woe! Freunde sind gut, aber wehe dem, der ihrer bedarf in der Not. ― Friends are good, but woe to anyone who needs them in times of need. ==== Related terms ==== wehtun weinen wenig === References === Cassell's German and English Dictionary (1933) == Old Javanese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /weh/ Rhymes: -weh === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Root ==== weh gift ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Particle ==== weh an emphatic particle ===== Alternative forms ===== === Further reading === "weh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982. == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German weh. Possibly from Middle High German. === Adjective === weh sore, painful == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Compare nge / ngek / nye / nyek. See also Hokkien 諧 / 谐 (ôe, “to persuade; to advise; to harmonize”) as in 諧煞 / 谐煞 (ôe-soah, “to mediate; to conciliate; to reconcile”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwe/ [ˈwɛː] Rhymes: -e Syllabification: weh ==== Interjection ==== weh? (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒ) (slang) Expression of disbelief or skepticism: oh really Synonym: ows ===== Alternative forms ===== whe huweh === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwe/ [ˈwɛ] Rhymes: -e Syllabification: weh ==== Particle ==== weh (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒ) (dialectal, chiefly Bulacan) alternative form of e === Further reading === “Weh?!” in Tagalog.com. “WEH” in Tagalog-English Dictionary, TAGALOG LANG, 2007.