jaja
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".
Interjection edit
jaja
- An exclamation of disappointed, reluctant or exasperated/annoyed agreement.
- Husk nu at holde øje med din søster! / Jaja, det skal jeg nok!
- Do remember to keep an eye on your sister! / Yes, I will! [with the implication that the reminder has been made repeatedly before]
- Husk nu at holde øje med din søster! / Jaja, det skal jeg nok!
Related terms edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Clipping of jamais with reduplication.
Adverb edit
jaja
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
jaja m or f (plural jajas)
- (slang) table wine
- Synonym: vin de table
Gooniyandi edit
Noun edit
jaja
- maternal grandmother, mother's mother
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From ja (“yep”), literally "yeah-yeah" or "yep-yep".
Interjection edit
jaja
- (informal) Indicates approval or understanding of a trivial statement; reassurance of agreement.
- Akkor ma este lesz a meccs, ugye? – Jaja.
- So the match is today, right? – Yep yep.
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
jaj (“woe”) + -a (possessive suffix)
Noun edit
jaja
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of jaj
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | jaja | — |
accusative | jaját | — |
dative | jajának | — |
instrumental | jajával | — |
causal-final | jajáért | — |
translative | jajává | — |
terminative | jajáig | — |
essive-formal | jajaként | — |
essive-modal | jajául | — |
inessive | jajában | — |
superessive | jaján | — |
adessive | jajánál | — |
illative | jajába | — |
sublative | jajára | — |
allative | jajához | — |
elative | jajából | — |
delative | jajáról | — |
ablative | jajától | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
jajáé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
jajáéi | — |
Lower Sorbian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jaja
- genitive singular of jajo
- nominative plural of jajo
- accusative plural of jajo
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".
Interjection edit
jaja
- An exclamation of disappointed or reluctant agreement.
Related terms edit
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jaja n
- inflection of jajo:
Sardinian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish yaya (“grandma”), or from Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jaja m (plural jajas)
- grandmother, grandma
- Antonym: jaju
See also edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Noun edit
jaja (Cyrillic spelling јаја)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
jaja
Related terms edit
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
jaja (n class, plural jaja)
- a daisy-like plant (plant with yellow and blue flowers)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of ja. "Yeah yeah" should provide better intuition than "yes yes."
Interjection edit
jaja
- Expresses reluctant agreement.
- Jaja, okej då, du får en häst
- Yeah yeah, alright, I'll buy you a horse
- Expresses impatience or irritation or the like.
- Jaja, vi har inte tid att snacka mer. Nu åker vi!
- But whatever, we don't have time for any more chit-chat. Let's go!
- (with the first "ja" emphasized) aah (I see)
See also edit
References edit
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
-jaja?
- (intransitive) to be naked
Inflection edit
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