muh
Translingual
Symbol
muh
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Mündü terms
English
Etymology
Evidently popularized circa early 2010s by memes on 4chan, but usage online is first attested in c. 2003.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʌ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌ
Determiner
muh
- (Internet slang, often derogatory) Pronunciation spelling of my.
- muh free software
- muh constitution
- muh freedom
Usage notes
- 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.
Derived terms
- muh freedoms
- muh soggy knees
Anagrams
Bahnar
Etymology
From Proto-Bahnaric *muh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *muh ~ *muuh ~ *muus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muh/
Noun
muh
Derived terms
- muh măt
Bathari
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /muh/
Noun
muh
Further reading
- T. M. Johnstone, Mehri Lexicon and English-Mehri Word-List (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1987), in notes
Danish
Etymology
Of imitative origin, see also English moo, Latin mugio.
Interjection
muh
- (onomatopoeia) moo.
German
Etymology
Of imitative origin (lautmalend)
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Interjection
muh
- (onomatopoeia) moo.
Derived terms
Gullah
Determiner
muh
- alternate form of me
References
- Virginia Mixson Geraty, Gulluh fuh oonuh: Gullah for You (1997)
- Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)
Semai
Etymology 1
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
muh[1]
Etymology 2
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
muh
- to bathe
References
- ^ 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
Romanization
muh
- romanization of 𒌋𒅗 (muḫ)