kahkah
Malay
Etymology
Reduplication of kah related to dekah, probably onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku) IPA(key): /ˈkahkah/ [ˈkah.kah]
- Rhymes: -ah
- Hyphenation: kah‧kah
Interjection
kahkah (Jawi spelling کهکه)
- onomatopoeic representation of laughter – haha, hahaha
- Synonym: hahaha
- (Malaysia, text messaging, Internet slang) lol, LOL
References
- Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “که kah”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 552
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kah”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 492
Yurok
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kahkah/
Noun
kahkah
- green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)