muh
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Evidently popularized circa early 2010s by memes on 4chan, but usage online is first attested in c. 2003. Rumored ultimately to be a mocking influence of stereotypical AAVE phonology.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /mʌ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌ
Determiner
[edit]muh
- (Internet slang, often derogatory) Pronunciation spelling of my.
- muh free software
- muh constitution
Usage notes
[edit]- Used in a mocking or sarcastic tone, so that the accompanying noun phrase is something that the parodied speaker is supposed to value very highly.
- Those aware of its theorized origin, and possibly racist overtones, and connotations, are particularly more likely to take offense.
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Bahnar
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bahnaric *muh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *muh ~ *muuh ~ *muus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]muh
Derived terms
[edit]Bathari
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to Mehri [script needed] (ḥə-mōh), Harsusi [script needed] (ḥə-myóh), Shehri [script needed] (ɛ́-mí), [script needed] (é-míh). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *māy-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]muh
Further reading
[edit]- T. M. Johnstone, Mehri Lexicon and English-Mehri Word-List (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1987), in notes
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of imitative origin, see also English moo, Latin mugio.
Interjection
[edit]muh
- (onomatopoeia) moo.
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of imitative origin (lautmalend)
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Interjection
[edit]muh
- (onomatopoeia) moo.
Derived terms
[edit]Semai
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Semai *mũh ~ *mɨh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(hj)muʔ (name). Cognate with Khmer ឈ្មោះ (chmŭəh), Laven mɔh, Old Mon himo’, whence Mon ယၟု.
Noun
[edit]muh[1]
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Semai *mɑ̃hmũh, from Proto-Aslian *muuh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *huum ~ *ʔum (“to bathe”) by metathesis. Cognate with Semelai huːm, Bahnar hŭm, Pacoh hom, Proto-Monic *hoom, whence Mon ဟုံ (hum).
Verb
[edit]muh
- to bathe
References
[edit]- ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Sumerian
[edit]Romanization
[edit]muh
- Romanization of 𒌋𒅗 (muḫ)
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ʌ
- Rhymes:English/ʌ/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English determiners
- English possessive determiners
- English internet slang
- English derogatory terms
- English pronunciation spellings
- English terms with collocations
- English 4chan slang
- Bahnar terms inherited from Proto-Bahnaric
- Bahnar terms derived from Proto-Bahnaric
- Bahnar terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Bahnar terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Bahnar terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bahnar lemmas
- Bahnar nouns
- Bathari terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Bathari terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Bathari terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bathari lemmas
- Bathari nouns
- Danish onomatopoeias
- Danish lemmas
- Danish interjections
- German onomatopoeias
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German interjections
- Semai terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Semai terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Semai lemmas
- Semai nouns
- Semai terms inherited from Proto-Aslian
- Semai terms derived from Proto-Aslian
- Semai verbs
- Semai words derived through metathesis
- Sumerian non-lemma forms
- Sumerian romanizations