what

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ʍʌt/

Noun

obsolete uncountable countable

Japanese Meaning

（古語・不可算）物、事、品、ものごと全般。 / （可算）あるものの正体、特定のもの、何であるかという対象。

In his diary, he referred to that night only as the what, leaving readers to wonder.

日記の中で彼はその夜のことを単に「何か」とだけ書き残しており、読者は思わず想像を巡らせた。

Sense（1）

(obsolete, uncountable) Something; thing; stuff.

They prayd him sit, and gave him for to feed / Such homely what as serves the simple clowne, / That doth despise the dainties of the towne[…]

Sense（2）

(countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.

The emphasis on the interplay between the hows and whats of interpretive practice is paramount.

Sense（3）

(countable) Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.

whats

（ plural ）