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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronoun
yuh
- (chiefly Jamaica) you
Etymology 2
Interjection
yuh
- (slang) Alternative form of yeah
See also
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English you.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjʌ/, /ˈjʊ/
- Hyphenation: yuh
Pronoun
yuh
- (in the singular) you
- Yuh nuh have nuh sense. ― You're silly.
1998, Kevin O'Brien Chang, Wayne Chen, Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music (in English), →ISBN, page 66:“Meck me get it straight Mass Charlie
For me no quite undastan,
Yuh gwine kill all English dialect
Or jus Jamaica one? […] ”- Let me get it straight Mr. Charlie
Because I don't quite understand,
Are you going to kill all English dialects?
Or just Jamaica's?
- (in the singular) your
- Keep yuh hands a yuh side. ― Keep your hands by your side.
2017, Marcia Layne, Off Camera, →ISBN:“PASSION: Yu wud trus me wid yuh wheels?
RAS SIMI: Boss, me wud trus yu wid me life. […] ”- PASSION: Would you trust me with your wheels?
RAS SIMI: Boss, I'd trust you with my life.
Usage notes
- Jamaican Creole marks a distinction between singular yuh and plural unnu.
Related terms
Further reading
Turkish
Pronunciation
Interjection
yuh
- (vulgar) Interjection expressing surprise
See also