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Etymology

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Clipping of Я́ков (Jákov) + -ша (-ša, diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Я́ша (Jášam anim (genitive Я́ши, nominative plural Я́ши, genitive plural Яш, diminutive Я́шка or Я́шенька)

  1. a diminutive, Yasha, of the male given name Я́ков (Jákov), equivalent to English Jake

Declension

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