wh-word

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʌbəljuː ˈeɪt͡ʃ ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/

Noun

wh-word (plural wh-words)

Any English word that is interrogative and begins with the letters "wh". A question word.
(by extension) Any interrogative word from any language.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:wh-word.

Translations

interrogative word

Danish: hv-ord n
French: mot interrogatif (fr)

German: W-Wort (de) n
Russian: вопроси́тельное сло́во n (voprosítelʹnoje slóvo)

See also

wh-question

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