Aho (indecl.) [Sk. aho, for etym. see aha1] exclamation of surprise, astonishment or consternation: yea, indeed, well; I say! for sure! VvA 103 (aho ti acchariyɔ atthena nipāto); J i.88 (aho acchariyaŋ aho abbhutaŋ), 140. Usually combd. with similar emphatic particles, e. g. aho vata DhA ii.85; PvA 131 (= sādhu vata); aho vata re D i. 107; Pv ii.94 5. Cp. ahe.