heisa

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of hei +‎ sa or borrowed from German heisa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.saː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hei‧sa

Noun

heisa m (uncountable)

  1. fuss, ado, to-do, commotion [from early 20th c.]

Interjection

heisa

  1. (dated) huzzah, hey, hurrah; expression of happiness or excitement. [late 18th–mid 20th c.]

Usage notes

Productive use as an interjection is now mainly restricted to song.

German

Alternative forms

  • heißa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯za/, /ˈhaɪ̯sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hei‧sa

Interjection

heisa

  1. hooray

See also

  • juheisa

Japanese

Romanization

heisa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of へいさ
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