hourra
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
hourrafrom English hurrah, which, in Rudyard Kipling's return of puck, traces its origin to the Saxon era and translates as "may Thor help us". This is most likely a folk etymology. The word is attested in French in the form huzza, houzza, houzaye, which comes from the English huzza. This word has been attested since 1573 and was first a cry of encouragement or effort from sailors hoisting the sails, which is related to to heeze ("to hoist"). Hurra(h), in English, is an alteration of huzza, perhaps related to Germanic forms (see hurra in German).
Definitions
Synonym
vivat
Plural
hourras
Translations
german:hurra
english:hurray
chinese:万岁
korean:만세
danish:hurra
spanish:hurra
finnish:hurraa
greek:ζήτω
japanese:やった
dutch:hoera
russian:ура
swedish:hurra
See also
hurrah (cn.) hourrah (cn.)