noh
English
    
    
Etymology
    
Borrowing from Japanese 能 (nō), from Middle Chinese 能 (nong, “talent, ability”).
Bouyei
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Tai *n.mɤːꟲ (“meat, flesh”). Cognate with Thai เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa), Northern Thai ᨶᩮᩬᩥ᩶ᩋ, Lao ເນຶ້ອ (nưa) or ເນື້ອ (nư̄a), Lü ᦵᦓᦲᧉ (noe²), Khün ᨶᩮᩨ᩶ᩬ, Shan ၼိူဝ်ႉ (nô̰e), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (nüw), Zhuang noh, Nong Zhuang nowx or nwx, Saek หมร้อ.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /no˧/
Cebuano
    
    
Quotations
    
For quotations using this term, see Citations:noh.
Central Franconian
    
    Etymology
    
From Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /nɔː/
Adjective
    
noh (masculine nohe, feminine noh, comparative noher or nöher or nöhter, superlative et nohste or nöhste or nöhtste or nöchste or nächste)
Usage notes
    
- The comparation forms with -o- are Moselle Franconian, those with -ö- are Ripuarian.
- The superlatives nächste (Moselle Franconian) and nöchste (Ripuarian) are used in the sense of English next, though the more regular forms can have this sense as well.
Finnish
    
    Etymology
    
Variant of no.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈnoh/, [ˈno̞h]
- Rhymes: -oh
- Syllabification(key): noh
Interjection
    
noh
- Synonym of no (“well”) (especially before a phrase or when expressing exasperation)
Anagrams
    
Icelandic
    
    Alternative forms
    
- nohh
- no (less common)
Etymology
    
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
    
noh
- an expression showing that one is impressed (either mildly or very impressed) or surprised; Oh wow; Would you look at that?
- Noh, þetta tók þig ekki langan tíma! ― Oh wow, you were quick.
 
See also
    
- nauh (“wow!”)
Old Dutch
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Germanic *nuh, whence also Old Frisian noch, Old High German noh.
Descendants
    
References
    
Zhuang
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Tai *n.mɤːꟲ (“meat, flesh”). Cognate with Thai เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa), Northern Thai ᨶᩮᩬᩥ᩶ᩋ, Lao ເນຶ້ອ (nưa) or ເນື້ອ (nư̄a), Lü ᦵᦓᦲᧉ (noe²), Khün ᨶᩮᩨ᩶ᩬ, Shan ၼိူဝ်ႉ (nô̰e), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (nüw), Bouyei noh, Nong Zhuang nowx or nwx, Saek หมร้อ.
Pronunciation
    
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /no˧/
- Tone numbers: no6
- Hyphenation: noh
Derived terms
    
- mounoh
- nohbiz
- nohcing
- nohlab
- nohmbaiq