Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eish

/eɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: eish
IPA: /eɪʃ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

phew; whew; expressing resignation

Example Sentences

"You become very happy and forget that eish, when you get home it is then that you remember that you have HIV, but when you are there you are free."
"Eish, I can't believe we're back at this."

Etymology

From Afrikaans.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

How do you pronounce eish?: The recorded pronunciation is /eɪʃ/.
What does eish mean?: phew; whew; expressing resignation
Where does eish come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce eish

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