muh

See also: MUH

Translingual

Symbol

muh

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mündü.

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:

Determiner

muh

  1. (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

Anagrams

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *muh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *muh ~ *muuh ~ *muus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muh/

Noun

muh 

  1. nose

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

  1. water

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

  1. (onomatopoeia) moo.

German

Etymology

Of imitative origin (lautmalend)

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

muh

  1. (onomatopoeia) moo.

Derived terms

Gullah

Determiner

muh

  1. 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]

  1. name

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

  1. to bathe

References

  1. ^ 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

  1. romanization of 𒌋𒅗 (muḫ)