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hyah

hyah interjection: a call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to move forward or proceed.

Interjection (1)

  1. a call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to move forward or proceed
    • Hyah, mule! Hyah!

Interjection (2)

  1. a vocalisation used when performing a technique or striking a blow

Forms of hyah

alternative formya
alternative formhi-yah

Origin of hyah

Perhaps from a variant of Here!

Variation of kiai.

Questions about hyah

What does hyah mean?
Hyah means a call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to move forward or proceed.
What part of speech is hyah?
Hyah is an interjection.

Words near hyah in the dictionary

  1. hyaenodontids
  2. hyaenodontine
  3. hyaenodontines
  4. hyaenodonts
  5. hyaenoid
  6. hyah
  7. hyainailourid
  8. hyainailourids
  9. hyainailourine
  10. hyainailourines
  11. Hyakume

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