tjaa

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Finnish

Etymology

Variant of jaa. Compare similar pairs in North Germanic languages, especially Swedish ja (“yes”), tja (“well…”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtjɑː/,
Rhymes: -ɑː
Syllabification^(key): tjaa

Interjection

tjaa (colloquial)

well (to fill space or to acknowledge)

Further reading

“tjaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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Pronunciation

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Noun

tjaa

(anatomy) mouth
speech, language
mouth (e.g. of a cave); opening, aperture

Derived terms

tjaa kura (“liar, bad-mouther”)
tjaa paku (“ceremonial language”)
tjaa pati (“mute, dumb”)
tjaangkananyi (“to put in the mouth”)
tjaakatinyi (“to open one's mouth; to yawn”)

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