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English
Etymology 1
An alternative pronunciation, akin to yeah.
Pronunciation
Adverb
yah (not comparable)
- (UK, India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Yes.
- Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.
Translations
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
- French: hue (fr)
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Etymology 2
From the pronunciation of “yes” which such people use.
Pronunciation
Noun
yah (plural yahs)
- (British, informal) An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.
Translations
upper-class person
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See also
Etymology 3
From you.
Pronoun
yah
- Pronunciation spelling of you.
2006, Carmen Portnoy, The Money Pie: A Recipe for Women Investors, page 6:"Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag. She reached for it. Her step-sister snatched the bag away and socked her hard in the arm instead.
See also
Anagrams
Gullah
Etymology
Variant of yuh (“here”).
Adverb
yah
- here
Malay
Pronunciation
Noun
yah
- father (male parent)
Synonyms
Manx
Interjection
yah?
- Alternative form of yagh
Navajo
Etymology
Compare Carrier yoh (“house”)
Postposition
yah
- inside, into an enclosed space, into an enclosure
Oneida
Particle
yah
- not
References
Karin Michelson, Norma Kennedy, Mercy Doxtator (2016) Glimpses of Oneida Life, University of Toronto, page 384
South Slavey
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *yəx̣s. Cognates include Navajo yas and Dogrib zah.
Pronunciation
Noun
yah (stem -yah-)
- snow
Inflection
Possessive inflection of yah (-yahé)
References
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 99
Zhuang
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
yah (Sawndip forms 𫰈 or 𫰎 or 下 or 𡟺 or 𭑧 or 𫰫 or 吓, 1957–1982 spelling yaƅ)
- wife
- mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- old woman; granny
Classifier
yah (1957–1982 spelling yaƅ)
- Classifier for elderly women.