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dah.

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

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

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Imitative

noun/dɑː/
  1. A long knife or sword with a round cross-section grip, a long, gently curving blade with a single edge, and no guard.

    Myanmar
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.