ya

Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of jij (“you”).

• IPA^(key): /jə/

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ya

1. Eye dialect spelling of you.
   • 2011, Byron Douglas, A Journey Through the Life of an Anti-Social, Xlibris, →ISBN, chapter 3, 64–65:

     Lola got a shocked look on her face then said, “Ya need to stop actin' jealous if ya aint, and ya can't control what I do. Ya aint my daddy and ya aint my man. I'll see ya tomorrah after work if ya want. Just give me a call, ya have my number”.

Only used in unstressed contexts.

• yer

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

• IPA^(key): /ja/

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ya

1. (informal) Yeah; yes.

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

• yaa, yaw, yah, yha

ya (not comparable)

1. (Britain 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, […]

Variation of hyah.

ya

1. (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

ya

1. Eye dialect spelling of your.

• chewie on ya boot

From Russian я (ja).

ya (plural yas)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: Я, я.

• -ay, AY, ay, ay^

ya

1. water

• František Kratochvíl, A grammar of Abui: a Papuan language of Alor (2007)
• František Kratochvíl, Benidiktus Delpada, Abui-Indonesian-English Dictionary (2008)

ya

1. fire

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

ya

1. yes, word used to show agreement or acceptance.

   Ya, gwir eo! ― Yes, that's correct!

ya

1. and

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

• ꨢ

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

ya (Cham spelling ꨢ)

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

ya

1. third person; he, she

• yaha
• yahaya

ya

1. fire

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

Borrowed from Esperanto ja.

• IPA^(key): /ja/

ya

1. indeed

ya

1. yes

ya

1. Rōmaji transcription of や
2. Rōmaji transcription of ヤ

ya

1. water

• Carol Priestley, Talking about space in Koromu
• Carol Priestley, Social categories, shared experience, reciprocity and endangered meanings: examples from Koromu

ya

1. water

• Johannes A. Z'graggen, A Comparative Word list of the Rai Coast Languages, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Linguistics (1980) (as Sinsauru)

ya

1. to eat

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ya”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 103

ya

1. of

ya

1. yes
2. Vocative particle (followed by name):

   Ya Allah!

   O God!

3. grammatical particle for confirmation

   Dia orang kaya ya?

   Is he that rich?

ya (Zhuyin ˙ㄧㄚ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 呀
2. Pinyin transcription of 㗇

ya

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

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

ya

1. fire

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

ya

1. fire

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

yǎ`

1. you (second-person singular pronoun)

ya m

1. (relative) who, which, that

ya n

1. (relative) which, that

• yā

ya in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

Compare German ja, Dutch ja, Swedish ja.

ya

1. yes, yeah

From Proto-Nguni *-ya, from Proto-Bantu *-gɪ̀a.

-ya

1. to go to, towards [+locative]

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

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

• IPA^(key): /ɟ͡ʝa/

ya

1. now

   Púlsalo ya. ― Press it now.

   Preparados, listos, ya. ― Ready, set, go.

2. already, yet

   Ya lo hice. ― I already did it.

3. in the near future; soon
4. immediately
5. anymore; no longer
6. emphatic (similar to the use of English "so" or "oh" as an interjection)

   ¡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...

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

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

ya

1. come on!, let's go!

• vamos, vámonos
• adelante
• ándale, órale (Mexico)
• ya po (Chile)

ya

1. N class inflected form of -a (singular only).
2. Mi class inflected form of -a.
3. Ma class inflected form of -a.

Follows adverbs to make them function as prepositions.

ya

1. expression used to drive cattle

• hiya

ya

1. name and pronunciation of the last letter of the original Tagalog alphabet

From Persian یا‎ (yâ).

ya

1. or

Borrowed from Spanish ya (“already”).

ya

1. already

ya

1. sun

• hokohi

From Proto-Nguni *-ya, from Proto-Bantu *-gɪ̀a.

-ya

1. (intransitive) to go to, towards [+locative]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian ia, Maori ia.

ya

1. he; she

From Proto-Nguni *-ya, from Proto-Bantu *-gɪ̀a.

-ya

1. (intransitive) to go to, towards [+locative]

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ya”