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tja.

hey, yo (a colloquial greeting)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

intj/ɕa/Sweden/t͡ɕɑ/Finland
  1. hey, yo (a colloquial greeting)

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From tjena, in turn a clipping of tjenare, variant of tjänare.

intj/(t)ɕɑː/
  1. an expression of doubt and uncertainty; well

Where this word comes from

Variant of ja (“yes”). Compare Dutch, Danish, German and Norwegian Nynorsk tja.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.