yah

See also: Yah and þah

English

Etymology 1

An alternative pronunciation, akin to yeah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jʌː/, /jɑː/

Adverb

yah (not comparable)

(Britain, India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Yes.
Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.

Translations

yes — see yes

Interjection

yah

An expression uttered to encourage a horse to run faster.

Translations

expression used to encourage a horse to run faster

Chinese:
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Finnish: hopoti-hop
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Etymology 2

From the pronunciation of “yes” which such people use.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɑː/

Noun

yah (plural yahs)

(Britain, informal) An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.

Translations

upper-class person

Chinese:
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Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

AYH, Hay, YHA, hay

Gullah

Etymology

Variant of yuh (“here”).

Adverb

yah

here

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jah/
Rhymes: -jah, -ah

Noun

yah

father (male parent)

Synonyms

ayah (ayahanda, aya, yah)
bapa (bapanda, bapai, bapak, bapang, baba, papa)
abah (aba, bah)
rama

Manx

Interjection

yah?

Alternative form of yagh

Navajo

Etymology

Compare Carrier yoh (“house”)

Postposition

yah

inside, into an enclosed space, into an enclosure

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