jaja

See also: jajá; Jája; Jâja; já, já; and јаја

Chungli Ao

Etymology

Reduplication of Proto-Central Naga *tsaj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃa˧.tʃa˧/, [tʃa˧.tʃa˧]

Verb

jaja

1. to walk

Inflection

Inflection of jaja (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	jaja	mejaja
	Perfect	jajaogo	mejajaogo
Present	Simple	jajar	mejajar
	Progressive	jajadar jajadagi	mejajadar mejajadagi
Future/infinitive		jajatsü	mejajatsü
Imperative		jajang	tejaja
Present participle		jaja-a	mejajai
Conditional		jajara jajarabang	mejajara mejajarabang

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 190-191
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 28
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 176

Danish

Etymology

From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".

Interjection

jaja

1. An exclamation of disappointed, reluctant or exasperated/annoyed agreement.

   Husk nu at holde øje med din søster! / Jaja, det skal jeg nok!

   Do remember to keep an eye on your sister! / Yes, I will! [with the implication that the reminder has been made repeatedly before]

Related terms

• jojo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.ʒa/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Etymology 1

Clipping of jamais with reduplication.

Adverb

jaja

1. (informal) never in a million years

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

jaja m or f (plural jajas)

1. (slang) table wine

   Synonyms: pinard, vin de table

   • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN:

     Bref un matin il fait son tour et moi je me réveille pas — c'est pour ça que j'aime pas la jaja, j'aurais pas bu la veille, je l'aurais senti se lever.

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Gooniyandi

Noun

jaja

1. maternal grandmother, mother's mother

Gullah

Alternative forms

• 'jaja

Etymology

From Vai jajalo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟɑ.ɟɑ/, /d͡ʒɑ.d͡ʒʌ/

Noun

jaja

1. (biology) blackbird

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɒjɒ]
• Hyphenation: ja‧ja
• Rhymes: -jɒ

Etymology 1

From ja (“yep”), literally "yeah-yeah" or "yep-yep".

Interjection

jaja

1. (informal) Indicates approval or understanding of a trivial statement; reassurance of agreement.

   Akkor ma este lesz a meccs, ugye? – Jaja.

   So the match is today, right? – Yep yep.

Related terms

• ja

Etymology 2

jaj (“woe”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

jaja

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of jaj

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	jaja	—
accusative	jaját	—
dative	jajának	—
instrumental	jajával	—
causal-final	jajáért	—
translative	jajává	—
terminative	jajáig	—
essive-formal	jajaként	—
essive-modal	jajául	—
inessive	jajában	—
superessive	jaján	—
adessive	jajánál	—
illative	jajába	—
sublative	jajára	—
allative	jajához	—
elative	jajából	—
delative	jajáról	—
ablative	jajától	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	jajáé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	jajáéi	—

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaja]

Noun

jaja

1. genitive singular of jajo
2. nominative plural of jajo
3. accusative plural of jajo

Norwegian

Etymology

From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".

Interjection

jaja

1. An exclamation of disappointed or reluctant agreement.

Related terms

• jojo

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.ja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ja‧ja

Noun

jaja n

1. inflection of jajo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• giaja

Etymology

From Spanish yaya (“grandma”), or from Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaja/

Noun

jaja m (plural jajas)

1. grandmother, grandma

   Antonym: jaju

See also

• mama

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

jaja (Cyrillic spelling јаја)

1. nominative plural of jaje
2. genitive plural of jaje
3. accusative plural of jaje
4. vocative plural of jaje

Spanish

Alternative forms

• jajá

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. In Spanish, "j" is pronounced as /x/, akin to /h/, the natural sound of human laughter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxaxa/ [ˈxa.xa]
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ja‧ja

Interjection

jaja

1. haha

Related terms

• jeje

Swahili

jaja

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

jaja class IX (plural jaja class X)

1. a daisy-like plant (plant with yellow and blue flowers)

Swedish

Etymology

Reduplication of ja. "Yeah yeah" should provide better intuition than "yes yes."

Interjection

jaja

1. Expresses reluctant agreement.

   Jaja, okej då, du får en häst

   Yeah yeah, alright, I'll buy you a horse

2. Expresses impatience or irritation or the like.

   Jaja, vi har inte tid att snacka mer. Nu åker vi!

   But whatever, we don't have time for any more chit-chat. Let's go!

3. (with the first "ja" emphasized) aah (I see)

See also

• aja
• jojo

References

• “jaja”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-jaja^?

1. (intransitive) to be naked

Inflection

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