aha

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aha"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Ahanta.

Symbol

aha

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ahanta.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ahanta terms

English

Alternative forms

• a-ha, ah-ha

Etymology

From Middle English a ha, aha, natural expression. Equivalent to ah + ha!.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːhɑː/
• (General American) enPR: ä-häʹ, IPA^(key): [ɑˈhɑ], [əˈhɑ]

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

aha

1. An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.

   Aha! That will work.

2. An exclamation of surprise, exaltation, or contempt.

   Aha! Now I've got you!

Derived terms

• aha effect
• aha experience
• aha moment

Translations

exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition

• Arabic:

  Gulf Arabic: آها (āhā)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嗯 (zh) (ǹg), 啊 (zh) (à), 啊哈 (zh) (ahā)

• Czech: aha (cs)
• Dutch: aha (nl)
• Esperanto: aha (eo), ha (eo)
• Finnish: ahaa (fi)
• French: aha (fr), tiens donc (fr)
• German: aha (de)
• Greek: αχά (el) (achá)
• Hungarian: aha (hu)
• Interlingua: aha
• Japanese: ああ (ja) (ā), なるほど (ja) (naruhodo)
• Korean: 아하 (ko) (aha)
• Latin: aha
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: ыгы (ygy)

• Nepali: ए (e)
• Norwegian: aha (no)
• Pennsylvania German: aha
• Pennsylvania German: aha
• Polish: aha (pl)
• Portuguese: ahá
• Russian: ага́ (ru) (agá), а (ru) (a)
• Serbo-Croatian: aha, аха
• Slovak: aha
• Spanish: ajá (es)
• Swedish: aha (sv), jaha (sv)
• Turkish: aha (tr)
• Ukrainian: ага́ (uk) (ahá)

See also

• ah
• ha
• eureka
• thoughtseed

Anagrams

• aah

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɦa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Interjection

aha

1. aha, I see (expression of understanding, realization, invention or recognition)

Noun

aha n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial, obsolete) toilet

   Synonyms: záchod, toaleta

Further reading

• “aha”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “aha”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaha/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aha
• Syllabification: a‧ha

Interjection

aha

1. aha

   Synonym: oho

Further reading

• “aha”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “aha”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ewe

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Yoruba ahá (“traditional calabash used to drink palm wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.hà/, [à.ʁà ~ à.ʕà ~ à.ɦà]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

àhà (definite singular àhà lá or àhàà, plural àhàwó, definite plural àhààwó)

1. alcoholic beverage, liquor
2. (specifically) palm wine

   Synonym: deha

3. (by extension) any non-alcoholic drink or beverage

Derived terms

• ahablutsi (“traditional libation made of palm wine mixed with water”)
• ahablutsi (“wooden spoon for stirring corn beer”)
• ahade, ahande (“earliest, sweetest stage of palm wine”)
• ahadodo (“bartending”)
• ahadoɣi (“cooked corn beer fermented for three days”)
• ahadola (“bartender”)
• ahadonu (“measuring container”)
• ahaɖaƒe (“brewery”)
• ahaɖaka (“12-bottle case”)
• ahaɖeɖetoƒo, ahaɖoɖotoƒo (“end of a 4-6-day-traditional ceremony characterised by drinking”)
• ahadza (“tassel of corn plant”)
• ahadzadzra (“bartending”)
• ahadzafi (“wicker-covered bottle”)
• ahadzegoe (“traditional calabash used to drink palm wine”)
• ahadzodzoe (“redbelly tilapia”)
• ahadzoglã (“fresh palm wine fermented for 6-8 days”) (dialectal)
• ahadzrala (“bartender”)
• ahafiafia (“toast, drinking to”)
• ahaƒa (“distillation yeast”)
• ahagbenua (title of Sodza, Ewe goddess of lightning, rain and fertility, literally “provider of palm wine”)
• ahaketre, ahakatre (“group of 12 liquor bottles”)
• ahakua, ahakula (“server (of alcohol)”)
• ahakuku (“intoxication”)
• ahakuvi (“server (of alcohol)”)
• ahakpahɛ (“knife used for palm wine tapping”)
• ahakpakpa (“palm wine tapping”)
• ahakpo (“distillation yeast”)
• ahaleame (“illness from excessive drinking”)
• ahali (“flaked maize”)
• ahamãta (“tobacco”) (dialectal)
• ahamatudada (“end of a 4-6-day-traditional ceremony characterised by drinking”)
• ahamãtuitui (“canna”)
• ahame (“traditional medicinal herb”)
• ahamuame (“drinking (of alcohol)”)
• ahamũla, ahamũnɔ (“bar”)
• ahamumu (“alcoholism”)
• ahanakutsi (“bar”)
• ahanoƒe (“bar”)
• ahanoklamɛ̃tɔ (“roisterer”)
• ahanokoe (“Adam's apple”)
• ahanola (“drunkard”)
• ahanomunɔ (“drunkenness”)
• ahanono (“traditional children's game using stones that resemble drinking calabashes”)
• ahanoŋkɔ (“drunkard”) (colloquial)
• ahasesẽ, ahasese (“alcoholic drink”)
• ahasusɔe, ahasɔsɔe (“fruit fly”)
• ahata (“sommelier”)
• ahatigo (“barrel (for storing alcohol)”)
• ahato (“drinking party”)
• ahatsitsi (“vinegar”)
• ahatsunola (“alcoholic (person)”)
• ahavivi (“non alcoholic drink”)
• ahaʋunu (“corkscrew, bottle opener”)
• ahaxɔedzi (“forest clearing where palm wine is sold”)
• ahayɔyɔ (“distillation yeast”)

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “aha”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 210-8
• Dzablu-Kumah, Simon Wellington (2015), Ulrike Claudi, Johannes Ayao Ossey, editors, Basic Ewe for Foreign Students‎^[2], 2nd edition, Cologne: Universität zu Köln Institut für Afrikanistik, page 157
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “aha”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 16

Finnish

Etymology

Like ah (to which it is somehow related), tracing an exact origin is impossible. Probably ultimately a natural expression.

Direct analogs exist in Swedish and beyond: aha, hå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhɑ(ˣ)/, [ˈɑ̝ɦɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ha
• Hyphenation^(key): aha

Interjection

aha

1. uh-huh (indicates that the speaker agrees or is simply still listening)

Usage notes

Depending on the context and intonation (especially with rising intonation), the interjection may instead be interpreted as dismissing or disagreeing with an opinion.

See also

• ahaa

Anagrams

• aah, haa

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈha/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aː

Interjection

aha

1. aha

Further reading

• “aha” in Duden online
• “aha”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[3] (in German)

Gothic

Romanization

aha

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌷𐌰

Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɦa/

Noun

aha m (masc. plural ahabii, fem. ahako, fem. plural ahabee)

1. tooth (fem. = molar, fem. pl. = adult teeth, masc. pl. = baby teeth)
2. red velvet mite (Trombidiid)

Usage notes

The form after a determiner is aha.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Polynesian *hafa, from Proto-Central Pacific *ava, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa. Cognates include Māori aha and Rapa Nui aha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ha/, [ˈɐ.hə]
• Hyphenation: a‧ha

Pronoun

aha

1. what?

   He aha kēlā? ― What is that?

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “aha”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, pages 4–5

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒhɒ] or [ɒˈhɒ] (only as an exclamation)
• Rhymes: -hɒ
• Hyphenation: aha
• Syllabification: a‧ha

Interjection

aha

1. (colloquial) aha (an exclamation of sudden understanding, realization, or recognition)

   Aha, itt a hiba! ― Aha, here’s the problem!

2. (colloquial) uh-huh (used informally in place of a “yes”)

Further reading

• (exclamation of sudden understanding, realization, or recognition): aha in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (used informally in place of a “yes”): aha in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• aha in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Kangean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ha

Noun

aha

1. human being

Ma'di

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [àhá]
• Hyphenation: a‧ha

Interjection

ãhá

1. Used to express agreement: aha, mhm

References

• Mairi Blackings; Nigel Fabb (2003), A Grammar of Ma'di, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 708

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Polynesian *hafa, from Proto-Central Pacific *ava, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa. Cognates include Hawaiian aha and Rapa Nui aha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaha/ [ˈɐhɐ]

Pronoun

aha

1. what (interrogative pronoun)

   He aha tēnei?

   What is this?

2. what kind of (interrogative pronoun)

   He hōiho aha tōna?

   What kind of horse does she have?

3. anything, (with negation) nothing

Verb

aha (passive ahatia)

1. to do what, something (interrogative verb)

   Me aha au?

   What should I do?

   I ahatia koe?

   What happened to you?

   (literally, “What was done [to] you?”)

References

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “aha”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

An onomatopoeic, natural expression; compare ha (“ha, ah”).

Compare the parallel forms Norwegian Nynorsk aha, Danish aha, Swedish aha, German aha and English aha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈhaː/, [aˈhaː]
• Rhymes: -aː
• Hyphenation: a‧ha

Interjection

aha

1. aha; an exclamation expressing surprise, or sudden understanding or realization

   Aha, nå skjønner jeg hva du mener! ― Aha, now I understand what you mean!

   Aha, er det der du har gjemt nøkkelen? ― Aha, so that's where you've hidden the key?

   • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 249:

     aha; der er en som skal himle?

     Aha; someone's going to roll their eyes?

   • 1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 44:

     aha, der har vi det altså

     Aha, so there we have it.

   • 1993, Tor Ulven, Avløsning, page 9:

     et plutselig aha som åpner for noe helt nytt og utenkt

     a sudden aha that opens up something entirely new and unthought-of

   • 1997, Jo Nesbø, Flaggermusmannen:

     aha, dere sitter her og planlegger Live Aid II

     Aha, you're sitting here planning Live Aid II.

   • 2026, Erik Fosnes Hansen, Om natten er jeg i Kina, page 32:

     han snakket om renessansen og slikt, hun lyttet oppmerksomt, men sa bare skjønner og aha

     he talked about the Renaissance and such, she listened attentively, but only said “I see” and “aha”

Derived terms

• aha-opplevelse, aha-oppleving (“aha moment, sudden realization”)

See also

• åhå, ahå (“interjection expressing surprise, realization, etc.”)

References

• “aha” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “aha” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

Old Polish

Etymology

Natural expression. First attested in the second half of the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /a(ː)xa(ː)/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /axa/, /ɒxɒ/

Interjection

aha

1. (hapax legomenon, attested in Greater Poland) aha (showing surprise)
   • 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławski‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, numbers 69, 4, Greater Poland:

     Odwroczcze szye wszystczy rychlo zapalayøcz szya, gysz my mowyø: aha, aha (qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge)!

     [Odwroćcie sie wszystcy rychło zapalając się, jiż mi mowią: aha, aha (qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge)!]

Descendants

• Polish: aha
• Silesian: aha

References

• Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “aha”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
• Bożena Sieradzka-Baziur, et al., editors (2011–2015), “aha”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑha/

Noun

aha f

1. water
2. running water, river, stream

Declension

aha (feminine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	aha	aha
accusative	aha	aha
genitive	ahō	ahanō
dative	ahu	ahum
instrumental	—	—

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

• a ha (used by The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary)

Etymology

From German aha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈha/

Interjection

aha

1. aha, there, gotcha
   • 2004, C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:

     Aha, ich hab dich gsehne!

     There, I saw you.

References

• Beam, C. R., Brown, J. R., & Trout, J. L. (2004). The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary.
• Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary. (n.d.). https://padutchdictionary.com/#q=aha

Polish

Alternative forms

• acha

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish aha.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈxa/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /aˈxɒ/, /ɒˈxɒ/
• (Masovia):
  • (Ostróda) IPA^(key): [ˈa.xa]
  • (Warmia) IPA^(key): [ˈa.xa]
  • (Masuria) IPA^(key): [ˈa.xa]

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ha

Interjection

aha

1. aha! (showing confirmation) [from 1546]
2. aha! (showing understanding) [second half of the 15th century]
3. aha! (showing that the speaker suddenly remembered something)
4. (Middle Polish) ah! (showing pain) [17 c.]

Further reading

• “aha”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “aha”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)
• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024), “aha”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 115

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Polynesian *hafa, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa. Cognates include Hawaiian aha and Māori aha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ha/
• Hyphenation: a‧ha

Pronoun

aha

1. what?

Usage notes

• aha is always preceded by an article (either he or te).

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996), Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 21
• Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[6], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 404

Romanian

Interjection

aha

1. obsolete form of a

References

• aha in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish aha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈxa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ha

Interjection

aha

1. aha! (showing confirmation)
2. aha! (showing understanding)
3. aha! (showing that the speaker suddenly remembered something)

Further reading

• aha in silling.org
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023), “aha”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 10

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.

Verb

aha

1. to build

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aka — obsolete

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ajá.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈha/ [ʔɐˈha]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ha

Interjection

ahá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑ)

1. aha!

   Aha! Nauunawaan ko na kung bakit ganiyan ang ikinikilos mo.

   Aha! I now understand why you act that way.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔahaʔ/ [ˈʔaː.hɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ahaʔ
• Syllabification: a‧ha

Noun

ahà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑ) (obsolete)

1. idea; thought; conception; something in mind

   Synonyms: idea, kaisipan, akala, pakana, konsepto, haraya

2. intent; plan; purpose

   Synonyms: akala, balak, layunin, hangarin, banta

3. supposition; conjecture; suspicion

   Synonyms: akala, hinala

   Aha ko'y hindi mangyayari iyan.

   I thought that wouldn't happen.

   (literally, “My thought is that wouldn't happen.”)

Derived terms

• ahain
• maaha
• mag-aha
• pag-aaha
• pag-ahaan
• umaha

See also

• hinuha

Further reading

• “aha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “aha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina [Hispanicisms in Tagalog: dictionary of words of Spanish origin still used in this Philippine language], Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana [Office of Ibero-American Education], page 19
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano [Tagalog-Spanish Dictionary] (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 11
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por el P. Juan de Noceda y el P. Pedro de Sanlucar. Ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language, compiled by several learned and serious religious men, and coordinated by Fr. Juan de Noceda and Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar. Recently augmented and corrected by several religious of the calced Order of Augustinians.] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier., page 5
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language, first and second parts. In the first part, Spanish is listed first, followed by Tagalog. In the second part, the opposite is true, with simple roots and their accents.]‎^[7] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva. [The new Printing Press of Sir José María Dayot, by Tomás Oliva.]
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language. Castilian Romance placed first. First, and second parts.]‎^[8] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag. [The noble Villa of Pila, by Tomás Pinpin and Domingo Loag.]
  • page 363: “Imajinaçion) Aha (pp) con [ſospecha] de algo”
  • page 370: “Intento) Aha (pp) ymajinando de haçer algo”
  • page 465: “Pareçeme) Aha (pp) adver) anteponeſe”
  • page 475: “Penſar) Aha (pp)”
  • page 560: “Soſpecha) Aha (pp) con ymajinaçion”

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Polynesian *hafa, from Proto-Oceanic *apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa. Cognates include Hawaiian aha and Māori aha.

Pronoun

aha

1. what (interrogative pronoun)

References

• Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎^[9] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN, page 28

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ha]

Noun

aha

1. a sago plantation

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Toba

Particle

aha

1. yes

References

• María Belén Carpio; Marisa Censabella (2012), “Clauses as noun modifiers in Toba”, in Bernard Comrie, Zarina Estrada Fernández, editors, Relative Clauses in Languages of the Americas (in Toba), →ISBN

Tooro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /áːha/

Pronoun

aha (interrogative)

1. class 16 of -ha: what

Adverb

aha (interrogative)

1. where, at which place

   Synonym: nkaha

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[10], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 171

Yoruba

Ahá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.há/

Noun

ahá

1. drinking calabash; a small cup carved out of a calabash used to drink palm wine and feed babies.