Meaning
A multi-purpose question and linking word — 'where', 'what', or the relative 'that/which/who' — so one small word does the work of three.
Senses
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adverb 'Where' — asking about a place.
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Weh yuh a go?
Where are you going?
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Weh di shop deh?
Where is the shop?
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pronoun 'What' — interchangeable with 'wah' in many questions.
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Weh dat mean?
What does that mean?
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Weh yuh a seh?
What are you saying?
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pronoun The relative 'that', 'which', or 'who' — linking a description to a noun.
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Di food weh she cook nice.
The food that she cooked is nice.
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A di man weh call mi.
It's the man who called me.
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Origin
From English 'where', widened in Jamaican to also cover 'what' and the relative 'that'.
How it’s used
The intended sense is clear from context. Distinct from 'weh' in 'tek weh' (take away), where it means 'away'.