wha
/wɑ/
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colloquial/wʌ/
wha is the pronunciation spelling of what.
Meaning of what
Interjection
- An expression of surprise or disbelief.
- What! That’s amazing!
- What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
- What? I'm busy.
- What did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Pardon?" or "Excuse me?" preferred.
- — Could I have some of those aarrrrrr mmmm ...
— What?
- Synonyms:
- come again
- — Could I have some of those aarrrrrr mmmm ...
- Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
- I must have been, what, about five years old.
Proper noun capitalized: WHA
WHA
- Initialism of World Health Assembly, the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its 194 member states, first held in 1948.
- Initialism of Western Hockey Association.
- Initialism of World Hockey Association.
- Initialism of Women's Hockey Association.
- The station code of Whampoa in Hong Kong.
Forms of wha
| alternative form | whuh |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wuh |
Words formed from wha
Words that rhyme with wha
Questions about wha
- What does wha mean?
- Wha means the station code of Whampoa in Hong Kong.
- What is wha the pronunciation spelling of?
- Wha is the pronunciation spelling of what.
- What part of speech is wha?
- Wha is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce wha?
- Wha is pronounced /wɑ/.
Words near wha in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wha (page history and authors); WHA (page history and authors); what (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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