emaho means exclamation of wonder, joy and amazement. It carries an Arena rating of 1403, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, emaho ranks #123 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #212 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #784 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #3,811 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words.
Why “emaho” is a great word
An exclamation expressing wonder, joy, or amazement, often with spiritual or revelatory overtones. From Tibetan ཨེ་མ་ཧོཿ (e ma hoḥ), carrying the sense of 'how wonderful!' or 'astonishing!' Unlike 'wow,' a general exclamation of surprise common in English, or 'hallelujah,' a praise rooted in specific Judeo-Christian tradition, emaho is the sudden, verbal lightning-flash of profound insight native to Tibetan Buddhist discourse. It is the sound made when a lama reveals an impossible truth, the spontaneous breath upon witnessing a rainbow encircling the moon, or the whispered syllable before a sacred mandala—the rare moment when language, for once, perfectly contains its own astonishment.
Etymology
From Tibetan ཨེ་མ་ཧོཿ (e ma hoḥ).
intj
- exclamation of wonder, joy and amazement
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Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- aah 62% match — Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm. vs emaho →
- aiya 61% match — ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear. vs emaho →
- oho 60% match — Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha. vs emaho →
- yowzah 60% match — Wow: an indication of surprise, excitement, or amazement. vs emaho →
- yehey 59% match — Used to express joy or elation. vs emaho →
- bwuh 58% match — An expression of speechlessness due to amazement or heightened positive emotion. vs emaho →
- ehh 57% match — An expression of surprise vs emaho →
- zowie 57% match — An indication of astonishment or admiration. vs emaho →