English
heng ah
Heng ah may come from Teochew 興啊.
- Teochewmodern興啊hêng¹ a⁷uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2010heng ah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Teochewmodern興啊hêng¹ a⁷uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2010heng ah
Earliest quotation: 2010, Victor Yek, Abyss (ebook): “Heng ah," Tan sighed. "Nightmare only.”
Every English word from Teochew 興啊
Today it means
intj Phew!, thank goodness; expressing relief, e.g., when an extremely unlucky outcome has been avoided.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Teochew 興啊 / heng ah