yeh

English

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɛ], [jɛː], [jɛə]

Interjection

yeh

1. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of yeah; yes.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jə/, (narrowly) [jɛ]

Pronoun

yeh

1. (dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of you.
   • 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     ‘Budge up, yeh great lump,’ said the stranger.

Anagrams

• Hey, hey, hye

Balinese

Romanization

yeh

1. Romanization of ᬬᬾᬄ

Classical Nahuatl

Pronoun

yeh

1. (emphatic) he, she, it

Synonyms

• yehhuatl

Scots

Numeral

yeh

1. (South Scots) Alternative form of ae (“one”)

   Jist the yeh for mei, ta.

   Just the one for me, thanks.

References

• “yeh, adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.