ya

See also Appendix:Variations of "ya"

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Reduced form of you.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jə/

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Pronoun

ya

1. Eye dialect spelling of you.

   Yo homes, smell ya later!

Derived terms

• -cha
• chewie on ya boot
• -ja
• love ya
• see ya
• smell ya later
• there ya go
• whaddaya

See also

• yer

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ja/

Interjection

ya

1. (informal) Yeah, yes.
2. (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

• yaa, yaw, yah, yha

Adverb

ya (not comparable)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) yea; yes
   • 1806, Jamieson, Pop. Ballads:

     'Ya, wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, [...]'

   • 1894, W. G. Stevenson, Puddin' iii.:

     Ya, auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.

   • 1896, Ackworth, Clog Shop Chron.:

     Ya, bur 'ee did, [...]

Anagrams

• ay

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Chamorro

Conjunction

ya

1. and

Usage notes

Used to indicate causation. To connect two similar words or phrases the alternate yan.

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Eastern Cham

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Alternative forms

• ꨢ

Noun

ya (Cham spelling ꨢ)

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

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Indonesian

Interjection

ya

1. yes

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Japanese

Romanization

ya

1. See や
2. See ヤ

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Malay

Interjection

ya

1. yes
2. interjection to call attention (followed by name):

   Ya Allah!

   O God!

3. grammatical particle for confirmation

   Dia orang kaya ya?

   Is he that rich?

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Mandarin

Romanization

ya

1. Nonstandard spelling of yā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of yá.
3. Nonstandard spelling of yǎ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of yà.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin iam. Compare Portuguese já, French déjà and Italian già.

Adverb

ya

1. now
2. already
3. in the near future; soon
4. immediately
5. anymore; no longer
6. emphatical

   ¡Ya lo sé!

   I know!

7. (in negatives) only

   no ya...

   not only...

8. (before pero) yes

   ya, pero...

   yes, but...

9. (before que) since, now

   ya que...

   now that...

Synonyms

• (now): ahora, (colloquial) ahorita
• (immediately): ahora mismo

Conjunction

ya ... ya ...

1. first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else)

   ¡Ya lluvia ya nieve!

   First rain, now snow!

2. whether (something) or (something else)

   ya sol ya lluvia

   whether sun or rain

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Turkish

Etymology

From Persian یا (yâ).

Conjunction

ya

1. or

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Volapük

Etymology

From Spanish ya (“already”).

Adverb

ya

1. already

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Warao

Noun

ya

1. sun

Synonyms

• hokohi