yeah

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(Can we verify(+) this etymology?) From a variation of yea, itself from Middle English ya, ye, from Old English ġēa (yes), from Proto-Germanic *ja (yes; thus, so), from Proto-Indo-European * (already). Cognate with Dutch ja, German ja, Danish ja, Bokmål ja, New Norwegian ja and Swedish ja.

Alternative etymology derives yeah from a drawling pronunciation of yes. For further etymology, see yes.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /jɛ/, /jɛə/ or /jæ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛə

Adverb [edit]

yeah (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Yes.

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Note: Many languages have no equivalent of this word; in those cases, the translations given here are for yes.

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Interjection [edit]

yeah

  1. Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.
    Yeah! We did it!

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