tjaa

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of jaa. Compare similar pairs in North Germanic languages, especially Swedish ja (“yes”), tja (“well…”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjɑː/, [ˈt̪jɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Syllabification^(key): tjaa

Interjection

tjaa (colloquial)

1. well (to fill space or to acknowledge)

Further reading

• “tjaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [cɐː]

Noun

tjaa

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. speech, language
3. mouth (e.g. of a cave); opening, aperture

Derived terms

• tjaa kura (“liar, bad-mouther”)
• tjaa paku (“ceremonial language”)
• tjaa pati (“mute, dumb”)
• tjaangkananyi (“to put in the mouth”)
• tjaakatinyi (“to open one's mouth; to yawn”)