Um vs Muha - What's the difference?
um | muha |
(chiefly, American) Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.
(chiefly, American)
*1963 , (Kurt Vonnegut), Cat's Cradle , Dell Publishing Co., Inc., p. 65:
*:"About the same, wherever you go," he agreed.
*:"Um ," I said.
To make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.
As a preposition um
is around, about (sometimes in combination with bi).As an adverb um
is around, about.As a conjunction um
is in order to.As a noun muha is
fly (insect).um
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) um, from (etyl) um, . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Etymology 2
(en)Alternative forms
* (l)Interjection
(en interjection)- Um , I don’t know.
- Let’s see... um ... how about this?