Begohm

/bɪˈɡoʊm/ verb

Definition

To cover or treat with ohms; likely a technical or humorous neologism combining be- with ohm (a unit of electrical resistance).

Etymology

Be- + ohm (named after Georg Simon Ohm, 19th-century physicist). Likely a modern scientific coinage or playful formation rather than historical English.

Kelly Says

If 'begohm' ever existed as a scientific joke, it shows that the productive 'be-' prefix never really died—modern English speakers can still create these formations humorously, like how 'befuddle' and 'bedazzle' are both old and new examples of the pattern.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እግዚአብሔር!
egzi-ab-her
ARالعربية
يا إلهي
ya il-hay
BNবাংলা
হা!
ha
CACatalà
Déu meu!
day m-eh-oo
CSČeština
Bože můj
bo-zhe m-ooy
DADansk
Gud
gud
DEDeutsch
Ach
akh
ELΕλληνικά
Θεέ μου
the-eh moo
ESEspañol
Vaya
vah-yah
FAفارسی
خدایا
kho-da-ya
FISuomi
Herra
her-ra
FRFrançais
Bon Dieu
bon dee-oo
GUGU
હા!
ha
HAHA
Allah!
allah
HEעברית
השם
ha-shem
HIहिन्दी
हे भगवान
hey bhagwaan
HUMagyar
Jézus!
yeh-soos
IDBahasa Indonesia
Ya Tuhan
ya tu-han
IGIG
Chukwu!
choo-k-woo
ITItaliano
Mamma mia
ma-mma mee-ah
JA日本語
やあ
yaa
KKKK
Көктем!
kok-tem
KMKM
អរគុណ!
or-ko-n
KO한국어
아이고
aigo
MRMR
भगवान!
bhag-waan
MSBahasa Melayu
Tuhan!
too-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီး!
khee
NLNederlands
God
god
NONorsk
Gud
gud
PAPA
Waheguru!
wah-heh-goo-roo
PLPolski
Boże
bo-zheh
PTPortuguês
Meu Deus
may-oo deh-oos
RORomână
Doamne
doh-am-neh
RUРусский
Боже мой
bo-zheh moy
SVSvenska
Herregud
her-reh-gud
SWKiswahili
Ee!
ee
TAதமிழ்
யேசு!
yeh-soo
TEతెలుగు
ఓయ్!
oy
THไทย
แม่เจ้า
mae jao
TLTL
Aba!
ah-bah
TRTürkçe
Allahım
allah-im
UKУкраїнська
Боже мій
bo-zhe mee
URاردو
اللہ
allah
VITiếng Việt
Ô trời ơi
oh troi oi
YOYO
Olorun!
oh-lor-oon
ZH中文
哎呀
ai-ya
ZUZU
Nkulunkulu!
n-koo-loo-n-koo-loo

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