‖ga, interjection
/xa/
- Forms:
- Also gha.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, Khoikhoi, isiXhosaShow more Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi xã; in isiXhosa represented as rhá, in the same senses (but also an expression of (grudging) praise, or a threat).
An exclamation of strong distaste, disgust, or contempt; ‘faugh’, ‘ugh’. Cf. sis interjection.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 118Ga,..An interjection common throughout South Africa expressive of disgust; the G is guttural.
1979 D. Mqhaba in Staffrider Vol.2 No.1, 5The food sold here is absolutely fire-smelling: Sies! I’ll never eat that kind of junk! Ga!
An exclamation of strong distaste, disgust, or contempt; ‘faugh’, ‘ugh’.
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