noh

See also: Noh, NOH, and nôh

English

Etymology

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

Noun

noh (uncountable)

  1. A form of classical Japanese music drama.

Anagrams

Bouyei

Noun

noh

  1. meat

Cebuano

Etymology

From no.

Interjection

noh

  1. indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism
  2. indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity

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.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nuh.

Adverb

noh

  1. still
  2. more

Descendants

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *n.mɤːᶜ (“meat, flesh”). Cognate with Thai เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa), Northern Thai ᨶᩮᩥ᩶ᩬᩋ, Lao ເນຶ້ອ (nưa), Lü ᦵᦓᦲᧉ (neii2), Shan ၼိူဝ်ႉ (nô̰e), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (nuew).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

noh (old orthography noƅ)

  1. meat

Derived terms

  • mounoh
  • nohbiz
  • nohcing
  • nohlap
  • nohmbaiq

See also

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