E. H.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

接尾辞

-eh

1. (humorous, Internet slang) Used to replace -y, often in lolcat speak.

   kitteh (for kitty)

   sunneh (for sunny)

派生語

アナグラム

• H&E, H.E., HE, He, he, he-

別の表記

• ay (NZ)
• ehh, ehhh, etc. to indicate length

語源 1

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”).
The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.

発音

(tag question, request for repetition, ascertaining continued attention):

• (Canada, England) enPR: ā, IPA: /eɪ/
• (Scotland) IPA: /e/
• 韻: -eɪ

(apathy or lack of enthusiasm, unremarkable):

• (Canada, 英国発音, 米国発音) enPR: ĕ, â, IPA: /ɛ/, [ɛː]
• 韻: -ɛ

間投詞

eh

1. (informal, chiefly Canada, Upper Midwestern US, New Zealand, Australia, UK, Ireland, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Commonwealth) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

   These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?

   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick 16:

     Well, what dost thou think then of seeing the world? Do ye wish to go round Cape Horn to see any more of it, eh? Can’t ye see the world where you stand?

2. In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.

   Synonyms: what, pardon, sorry, come again; see also Thesaurus:say again

   —I've been studying Graphiurus murinus. —Eh? Studying what?

3. In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion

   Synonyms: what, wha, huh, za, sorry, come again

   —You're going to be a dad! —Eh? You're joking!

4. (chiefly Canada) An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.

   Synonym: y'know

   I went to the restaurant, eh, but my friends didn't show up.

5. Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.

   —Do you feel like going out tonight?
   —Eh, I don't know.

   • 2010, Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, directors, Despicable Me:

     “Look, Mom; I made the real rocket, based on the macaroni prototype!” “…Eh.”

6. (Philippines) Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.

   —Why is it like this?
   —Eh, It's like that eh.

使用する際の注意点

• In North America, the word is stereotypically associated with Canada and can sometimes convey that the speaker is trying to sound (sarcastically) Canadian outside the country. However, it is in widespread use in many other parts of the English-speaking world, including the northern United States, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Malaysia, Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Singapore, South Africa, India, Hong Kong and Commonwealth of Nations.

動詞

eh (third-person singular simple present ehs, present participle ehing, simple past and past participle ehed)

1. To use the interjection eh.

形容詞

eh (not comparable)

1. (informal, predicative only) Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.

   My French fries were eh.

参考

• eh up (possibly etymologically related)

参照

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Eh”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

語源 2

From Hokkien 欸 (--eh) and Mandarin 欸 (ê̄ / ế / ê̌, interjection).

別の表記

• ay

発音

• (Singapore)
  • IPA: (Sense 1) [ˈe˦˧], [ˈe˧]
  • IPA: (Sense 2) [eɪ˧˨]
  • IPA: (Sense 3) [eɪ˩˦]

間投詞

eh (Singapore)

1. (Singlish, usually impolite) Hey, oi; said to get someone's attention.
2. An interjection expressing disapproval.

   Eh, please don’t say that...

3. (with rising pitch) Huh?; expresses confusion.

参考

• eh eh eh (interjection, possibly related to the above)

語源 3

Probably of multiple motivations, the sounds having been chosen for functional reasons.

発音

• IPA: /eɪ/
• Homophone: A

間投詞

eh

1. (MLE, MTE, regional African-American Vernacular, Chicano) an attention grabber

   Synonyms: hey, oi, I say

   Eh, come here!

   Eh, what do you have?

   • 2017, Dirty Heads, Vacation:

     E-, e-, eh, I'm on vacation / Every single day 'cause I love my occupation

2. (informal, Internet slang) A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval.

別の表記

• aye (misspelling)

語源 4

A reduced form of ain't.

副詞

eh (not comparable)

1. (Caribbean, chiefly Trinidad and Tobago) Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not.
   • 1972, Harold Sonny Ladoo, No Pain Like This Body, Toronto, Ont.: Anansi, →ISBN, page 73:

     And she: "Ay man, watch you one foot ass. Wen I want a man, I want a good man. Me eh want man like you."

語源 5

From Hokkien 咧 (--leh), with the l dropped.

不変化詞

eh

1. (Manglish, Singlish) Alternative form of leh.

参照

アナグラム

• H&E, H.E., HE, He, he, he-

名詞

eh m or n

1. alternative form of eoh