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yer.

Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/jɝ/General-American/jɜː/UK
  1. Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”) and ерь (jerʹ, “ь”).

adv/ˈjɛ(ə)//jʌ/
  1. Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).

    UK · alt-of · pronunciation-spelling · slang
Where this word comes from

Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/jəː/) and a non-high vowel (/ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/jəɹ ʌɪ nəʊ/).

pron/jɜː/Anglian, East
  1. Pronunciation spelling of you (plural or singular).

    UK · alt-of · pronunciation-spelling · slang · uncommon
Where this word comes from

From you.

contraction/jɜː/Anglian, East
  1. Pronunciation spelling of you're (“you are”).

    UK · alt-of · contraction · pronunciation-spelling · slang
Where this word comes from

From you.

det/jɜː/Anglian, East
  1. Pronunciation spelling of your.

    Southern-US · UK · alt-of · dialectal · pronunciation-spelling
Where this word comes from

From you.

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