haah

Malay

Alternative forms

• ha'ah (nonstandard)

Etymology

Maybe related to Tagalog oo, Remontado Agta huu, Hanunoo ho, Palawan Batak ee, Cebuano oo, Hiligaynon hoo, and Tausug huun all from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həqə (“yes; expression of agreement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha.ah], [ha.ʕah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Hyphenation: ha‧ah

Interjection

haah (Jawi spelling هائه)

1. Used to express affirmation; yes, yeah.

   Synonyms: ya, ia

   Haah, Patrick jawab tapi dia letak gagang.

   Yes, Patrick answered but put he put the phone down.

Further reading

• "haah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017