jaja

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!

Related terms

• jojo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.ʒa/

• Audio

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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

   Synonym: vin de table

Gooniyandi

Noun

jaja

1. maternal grandmother, mother's mother

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• 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

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

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

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxaxa/
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ja‧ja

Interjection

jaja

1. haha

Related terms

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

jaja (n class, plural jaja)

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 (SO)

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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