BH

See also: bh, Bh, bḥ, .bh, bh', B"H, and B&H

Translingual

Symbol

BH

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Bahrain.
    Synonym: BHR (alpha-3)

English

Proper noun

BH

  1. Initialism of Boko Haram.
  2. Abbreviation of Bihar: a state of India.

Noun

BH (plural BHs)

  1. Initialism of heavy battleship.
  2. Initialism of bank holiday.
  3. (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.
  4. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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

Further reading

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe.ha/

Noun

BH (plural BH-BH)

  1. alternative spelling of beha
  2. initialism of bangunan hikmat

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-er, definite plural BH-ene)

  1. abbreviation of brystholder or bysteholder: bra

Synonyms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-ar, definite plural BH-ane)

  1. abbreviation of brysthaldar or bystehaldar: bra

Synonyms

Portuguese

Proper noun

BH ?

  1. initialism of Belo Horizonte
    Synonym: Beagá

Romanian

Proper noun

BH

  1. abbreviation of Bihor: a county of Romania

Swedish

Alternative forms

Noun

BH c

  1. abbreviation of brösthållare or bysthållare: bra

See also

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