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ya.

Yeah; yes.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/jɑː/
  1. Yeah; yes.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Apparently from German ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.

adv/ˈjɑː/UK, West-Country/ˈjɐ/UK, West-Country
  1. yea; yes

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · West-Country · dialectal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ya, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”). More at yea.

intj
  1. Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

    informal
Where this word comes from

Variation of hyah.

noun
  1. A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: Я, я.

Where this word comes from

From Russian я (ja).

intj/jɑ/[jɑː˨˦]
  1. Yes, yeah (used to express affirmation)

    Malaysia · Singapore · informal
Where this word comes from

From Malay ya, from Dutch ja (and ultimately Proto-Germanic *ja). Reinforced by informal variants of yes in English (e.g., yeah). Doublet of yes.

particle/jɑ/[jɑː˨˦]
  1. Used to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative response.

    Manglish · Singlish
Where this word comes from

From Malay ya, from Dutch ja (and ultimately Proto-Germanic *ja). Reinforced by informal variants of yes in English (e.g., yeah). Doublet of yes.

det
  1. Nonstandard spelling of your.

    alt-of · nonstandard
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