eh

Alternative forms

 * ,, etc. to indicate length
 * ,, etc. to indicate length

Etymology 1
Natural ; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of. The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by 🇨🇬 and/or 🇨🇬.

Pronunciation




Interjection

 * 1) ; meh.
 * 2)  ; uh.
 * 1) ; meh.
 * 2)  ; uh.
 * 1) ; meh.
 * 2)  ; uh.
 * 1) ; meh.
 * 2)  ; uh.
 * 1)  ; uh.
 * 1)  ; uh.
 * 1)  ; uh.

Usage notes

 * In North America, the word is stereotypically associated with Canada and can sometimes convey that the speaker is trying to sound (sarcastically) Canadian outside the country. However, it is in widespread use in many other parts of the English-speaking world, including the northern United States, Australia, New Zealand, England, Malaysia, the Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa and Nigeria.

Translations

 * Ashkun: ne
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: vai mitä
 * French:, tu sais,
 * German:, , , nicht wahr
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kamkata-viri: ne
 * Korean:, 죠
 * Māori: nē
 * Mon: ဏး
 * Norwegian: eller hva,
 * Okinawan: なー
 * Old English: cwist þu la?
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Prasuni: nā
 * Russian: ; не так ли, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:, ха̏
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:, เนอะ
 * Tok Pisin: a
 * Ukrainian:, еге ж, чи не так, ,
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Waigali: nā


 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:, , hæh
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Tagalog: ha
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German: ,

Verb

 * 1) To use the interjection eh.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.

Etymology 2
From and.

Interjection

 * , oi;

Etymology 3
Probably of multiple motivations, the sounds having been chosen for functional reasons.

Interjection

 * 1) * 2017, Dirty Heads, Vacation
 * E-, e-, eh, I'm on vacation / Every single day 'cause I love my occupation
 * 1) * 2017, Dirty Heads, Vacation
 * E-, e-, eh, I'm on vacation / Every single day 'cause I love my occupation
 * 1) * 2017, Dirty Heads, Vacation
 * E-, e-, eh, I'm on vacation / Every single day 'cause I love my occupation

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to sharpen
 * 2) to whet
 * 3) to hone (metal-edged tools)

Conjugation
conjugation of (active voice)

conjugation of (mediopassive voice)

Interjection

 * 1) er, uh confusion; space filling

Etymology
From, originally. Modern Standard German uses the lengthened form (only as a conjunction).

Conjunction

 * 1)  before

Adverb

 * 1)  anyway, in any case
 * 2)  well, admittedly (for which in Germany only  is used)
 * 1)  well, admittedly (for which in Germany only  is used)
 * 1)  well, admittedly (for which in Germany only  is used)
 * 1)  well, admittedly (for which in Germany only  is used)
 * 1)  well, admittedly (for which in Germany only  is used)

Interjection

 * : meh
 * : oh, no

Usage notes
See einhver § Usage notes.

Pronunciation

 * The murmured vowel

Etymology
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * 1) he, him
 * 2) it
 * 1) it
 * 1) it
 * 1) it

Particle

 * 1) yes

Interjection

 * 1) uh

Determiner

 * 1) his, her, hers, its, third person possessive pronoun

Etymology 3
From, from

Noun

 * 1) liver

Etymology
.

Interjection

 * 1) expresses dissatisfaction or sadness

Etymology
Dialectal representation of.

Noun

 * 1)  ee

Noun

 * 1) gray ground squirrel

Interjection

 * 1) hey! used to call, draw attention, warn or reprehend
 * 2) uh, um space filler in a conversation, expression of hesitation or pause in speech
 * 1) uh, um space filler in a conversation, expression of hesitation or pause in speech

Noun

 * 1) tear