ਵਾਹ

Punjabi

Interjection

ਵਾਹ • (wāh) (Shahmukhi spelling واہ‎)

  1. An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Amar Das, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 515:
      ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ਹੈ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ
      vāhu vāhu veparvāhu hae vāhu vāhu kare su hoe
      Amazing! Amazing! He is the self-existent Lord. Amazing! Amazing! As He wills, so it comes to pass.
  2. An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.
    ਵਾਹ, ਇਹਨਾ ਨੇ ਹਾਹ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਕੀਤਾ?
    vāh, ehnā ne hāh kivẽ kītā?
    Wow! How do they do that?
  3. Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.
    ਵਾਹ..., ਮੈਨੂੰ ਯਕੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਕਿ ਤੇਰੇ ਵਲੋਂ ਇਹ ਕੁਸ਼ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਸੀ.
    vāh..., maenū̃ yakīn nhī̃ hundā ki tere valõ eh kush ho sakdā sī.
    Wow... I can't believe you would do such a thing.

Descendants

References
  • “ਵਾਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2019
  • Singh, Maya (1895), “ਵਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons
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