mwah

English

Alternative forms

• mouah,muah,mwa,mwuah

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.From the sound made when kissing, or the sound of afretless bass.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/mwɑː/,[ʘ]

• Audio(Southern England):

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• (General American)IPA^(key):/mwɑ/,[ʘ]
• (Scotland)IPA^(key):/mwʌ/,[ʘ]
• Rhymes:-ɑː

Interjection

mwah

1. (oftenInternetslang)The sound of akiss,to indicateblowing a kissto someone.

   Thanks guys. 3 kisses for you all:mwah mwah mwah!

Coordinate terms

• air kiss
• flying kiss

Derived terms

• mwah-mwah

Translations

sound of a kiss

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:mua,Ma ma đát／Ma ma đát(zh)(memedā),Mạc mạc(mōmō),Thân thân／Thân thân(zh)(qīnqīn)

• Finnish:pusi(fi),muisku
• French:please add this translation if you can
• Italian:pciù
• Japanese:ちゅっ(chu')
• Portuguese:chuac
• Russian:чмок(ru)m(čmok)
• Turkish:mucuk(tr)

Noun

mwah(uncountable)

1. Thehallmarksoundof afretlessbass guitarplayed with a certain technique, where treble frequencies increase gradually after theattack.

   Play it again, but with moremwahthis time.

Translations

sound of a fretless bass guitar

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:please add this translation if you can

• Finnish:muaa
• Portuguese:please add this translation if you can

See also

• mwah ha ha
• mwha(South Africa)

Anagrams

• hawm,wham

Dutch

Interjection

mwah

1. meh

Mokilese

Noun

mwah

1. brother-in-law
2. sister-in-law

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.,Mokilese-English Dictionary,University of Hawaii Press 1977