noh

See also: Noh, NOH, and nôh

English

Alternative forms

• nō, nou

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 能 (nō), from Middle Chinese 能 (nong, “talent, ability”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /nəʊ/

  • Audio (female voice):

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  • Rhymes: -əʊ
• (US) IPA^(key): /noʊ/

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• Homophones: no, know

Noun

noh (uncountable)

1. A form of classical Japanese music drama.

Translations

Japanese drama

• Czech: nó n
• Portuguese: nô (pt) m

Anagrams

• 'hon, Hon, Hon., h'on, hon, ohn

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *n.mɤːꟲ (“meat, flesh”). Cognate with Thai เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa), Northern Thai ᨶᩮᩬᩥ᩶ᩋ, Lao ເນຶ້ອ (nưa) or ເນື້ອ (nư̄a), Lü ᦵᦓᦲᧉ (noe²), Khün ᨶᩮᩨ᩶ᩬ, Shan ၼိူဝ်ႉ (nô̰e), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (nü0), Zhuang noh, Nong Zhuang nowx or nwx, Saek หมร้อ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no˧/

Noun

noh

1. meat

Cebuano

Interjection

noh

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of no

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:noh.

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔː/

Adjective

noh (masculine nohe, feminine noh, comparative noher or nöher or nöhter, superlative et nohste or nöhste or nöhtste or nöchste or nächste)

1. near; close

Usage notes

• The comparation forms with -o- are Moselle Franconian, those with -ö- are Ripuarian.
• The superlatives nächste (Moselle Franconian) and nöchste (Ripuarian) are used in the sense of English next, though the more regular forms can have this sense as well.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnox]

Noun

noh f

1. genitive plural of noha

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of no.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoh/, [ˈno̞h]
• Rhymes: -oh
• Hyphenation^(key): noh

Interjection

noh

1. Synonym of no (“well”) (especially before a phrase or when expressing exasperation)

Further reading

• “noh”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -hon

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• nohh
• no (less common)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

noh

1. an expression showing that one is impressed (either mildly or very impressed) or surprised; Oh wow; Would you look at that?

   Noh, þetta tók þig ekki langan tíma! ― Oh wow, you were quick.

See also

• nauh (“wow!”)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nuh, whence also Old Frisian noch, Old High German noh.

Adverb

noh

1. still

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: noch (“still”, adverb)
  • Dutch: nog
    • Afrikaans: nog
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: noko
    • Petjo: noh
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: nug
  • Limburgish: nag
• Middle Dutch: noch (“neither, nor”, conjunction), nō
  • Dutch: noch
  • Limburgish: nóch

References

• Altniederfränkischer Psalm 18

Old High German

Alternative forms

• noc

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nuh.

Adverb

noh

1. still
2. more

Descendants

• Middle High German: noch
  • Bavarian: noch, nu

    Cimbrian: nó

  • German: noch
  • Luxembourgish: nach
  • Yiddish: נאָך (nokh)

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *n.mɤːꟲ (“meat, flesh”). Cognate with Thai เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa), Northern Thai ᨶᩮᩬᩥ᩶ᩋ, Lao ເນຶ້ອ (nưa) or ເນື້ອ (nư̄a), Lü ᦵᦓᦲᧉ (noe²), Khün ᨶᩮᩨ᩶ᩬ, Shan ၼိူဝ်ႉ (nô̰e), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (nü0), Bouyei noh, Nong Zhuang nowx or nwx, Saek หมร้อ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /no˧/
• Tone numbers: no⁶
• Hyphenation: noh

Noun

noh (Sawndip forms 胬 or 奴 or 朒 or 䏧 or 𭸆 or 𰮷, 1957–1982 spelling noƅ)

1. meat

   Synonyms: (Nong) nowx, (Nong) nwx

   noh mou ― pork

2. flesh (of a person)
3. flesh (of fruit)

Derived terms

• mounoh
• nohbiz
• nohcing
• nohlab
• nohmbaiq