Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative spellings

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

やや (yayaやや (yaya)?

  1. slightly
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

やや (yaya

  1. Interjection of surprise.

Etymology 3 edit

Alternative spellings

稚児
嬰児
赤児

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

やや (yayaやや (yaya)?

  1. baby

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN