Ya

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jÉ™/

Reduced form of you.

Full definition of ya

Pronoun

1. Eye dialect of youYo homes, smell ya later!

Usage notes

Only used in unstressed contexts.

Derived terms

• -cha
• chewie on ya boot
• -ja
• love ya
• see ya
• smell ya later
• there ya go
• whaddaya

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ja/

Apparently from German ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.

Interjection

1. (informal) Yeah, yes.
2. (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

Pronunciation

From Middle English ya, from Old English ġēa, iā ("yea, yes"). More at yea.

Alternative forms

• yaa, yaw, yah, yha

Adverb

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) yea; yes
• 1806, Jamieson, Pop. Ballads:'Ya, wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, ...'
• 1894, W. G. Stevenson, Puddin' iii.:Ya, auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.
• 1896, Ackworth, Clog Shop Chron.:Ya, bur 'ee did, ...

Pronunciation

From Russian я.

Noun

1. A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.

Anagrams

• ay