BH
Translingual
Symbol
BH
English
Proper noun
BH
- Initialism of Boko Haram.
- Abbreviation of Bihar: a state of India.
Noun
BH (plural BHs)
- Initialism of heavy battleship.
- Initialism of bank holiday.
- (knitting) Initialism of buttonhole.
- 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics, page 86:
- Work 7 BH's on left side for man's sweater, on right side for woman's sweater.
- (astronomy) Initialism of black hole.
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Danish
Alternative forms
Noun
BH c (definite singular BH'en, indefinite plural BH'er, definite plural BH'erne)
- abbreviation of brystholder: bra
Derived terms
German
Etymology
Initialism of Büstenhalter or Busenhalter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈhaː/
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːha/ (southwestern Germany, Switzerland, and sporadically elsewhere)
Audio: (file)
Noun
BH m (strong, genitive BHs or BH, plural BHs or BH)
- bra (women’s undergarment)
Usage notes
- BH is the normal word for “bra” in German, whereas the full forms Büstenhalter (Germany) and Busenhalter (Austria and Switzerland) is now formal and quite unusual in common speech.
Declension
Declension of BH [masculine, strong]
Further reading
- “BH” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “BH (Bezirkshauptmannschaft)” in Duden online
- “BH (Büstenhalter)” in Duden online
- “BH”, in Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache[1], 2020
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe.ha/
Noun
BH (plural BH-BH)
- alternative spelling of beha
- initialism of bangunan hikmat
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-er, definite plural BH-ene)
- abbreviation of brystholder or bysteholder: bra
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-ar, definite plural BH-ane)
- abbreviation of brysthaldar or bystehaldar: bra
Synonyms
Portuguese
Proper noun
BH ?
- initialism of Belo Horizonte
- Synonym: Beagá
Romanian
Proper noun
BH
Swedish
Alternative forms
Noun
BH c
- abbreviation of brösthållare or bysthållare: bra