dah

nounnounattested in dialogue

//dɑː//

The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.

noun

1
The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.

Etymology

Imitative

noun

1
A long knife or sword with a round cross-section grip, a long, gently curving blade with a single edge, and no guard.
Jowar Singh the Sikh procured sabre, quoit, and mace, / Abdul Huq, Wahabi, jerked his dagger from its place, / While amid the jungle-grass danced and grinned and jabbered / Little Boh Hla-oo and cleared his dah-blade from the scabbard.
It was like a sea of people, two thousand at the least, black and white in the moon, with here and there a curved dah glittering.

Etymology

From Burmese ဓား (dha:). Possibly a doublet of dao.

Forms

plural: dahs

dag · A hanging end or shred, in particular a long pointed strip of…dagger · A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short,…Dagger · A player, supporter or other person connected with Dagenham &…

dah · The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.

dahlia · Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering…Dahlia · A female given name from English.dai · A wet nurse; a midwife.

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