- interj.
- 啊，哈
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English ah, aa, a (“ah”), of imitative origin, or from Old English ēa, *eah (“oh, alas”), from Proto-West Germanic *a, *ah (“ah”). Earliest recorded use is circa 1175 in the Ormulum: A, Maȝȝstre! icc wat tatt tu full wiss Arrt Godess Sune ("Ah, Master! I know for sure that thou art God's Son"). Some propose that the Middle English is borrowed from Old French a (“ah!, oh!, hey!”) (represented by modern French ah).
Compare also West Frisian a, ah (“ah”), Dutch a, ah (“ah”), Middle Low German a (“ah”), Old High German a, aa, ah (“ah, oh”) (whence modern German ah), Faroese áh (“oh, ah, alas”), Icelandic æ, ai (“ah, oh”), Latin ah (“ah”).
释义（英文）
- An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.
- A syllable
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释义（英文）
- Pronunciation spelling of I, most often indicating that the speaker is using a Scottish or American (particularly Southern) accent or African-American Vernacular English.
词族
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演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 借自 ←nan-hbl 啊
- 借自 ←nan-tws 啊
词源说明
From Hokkien 啊 (--a, a) and Teochew 啊 (a7), reinforced by Tamil -ஆ (-ā, etymology 3, particle sense 1) among Tamil speakers (Baskaran, 1988).
释义（英文）
- (interrogative) Marks a yes–no tag question prompting the listener to clarify or confirm something.
- (interrogative) Reinforces a short, non-rhetorical wh-question