sha
Edit

Pronunciations

sha (SHAH) listen

Record a Pronunciation

Definitions

  • interj. Shhh; be quiet!

Example Sentences

  • "Sha! I can't hear what he's saying."

    Listen to recordings of this sentence: ( Recording 1 )

Record a Sentence

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שאַ sha

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      shah

Edit     Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.

Share this word: