hā
[hah]
- the 26th letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a glottal spirant consonant sound.
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Origin of hā
From Arabic
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Ha
- Hawaii
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ha
1hah
- an exclamation expressing derision, triumph, surprise, etc, according to the intonation of the speaker
- (reiterated) a representation of the sound of laughter
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ha
2- hectare
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Word Origin and History for hā
ha
c.1300, natural expression of surprise, distress, etc.; found in most European languages; in Old English, Greek, Latin, Old French as ha ha. A ha-ha (1712), from French, was "an obstacle interrupting one's way sharply and disagreeably;" so called because it "surprizes ... and makes one cry Ah! Ah!" [Alexander Le Blond, "The Theory and Practice of Gardening," 1712].
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