English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjʌ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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  • ya (also nonstandard)

Pronoun

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yuh

  1. (chiefly Jamaica) you

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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yuh

  1. (slang) Alternative form of yeah
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Jamaican Creole

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English you.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjʌ/, /ˈjʊ/
  • Hyphenation: yuh

Pronoun

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yuh

  1. (in the singular) you
    Yuh nuh have nuh sense.You're silly.
    • 1998, Kevin O'Brien Chang, Wayne Chen, Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music (in English), →ISBN, page 66:
      “Meck me get it straight Mass Charlie
      For me no quite undastan,
      Yuh gwine kill all English dialect
      Or jus Jamaica one? []
      Let me get it straight Mr. Charlie
      Because I don't quite understand,
      Are you going to kill all English dialects?
      Or just Jamaica's? []
  2. (in the singular) your
    Keep yuh hands a yuh side.Keep your hands by your side.
    • 2017, Marcia Layne, Off Camera, →ISBN:
      “PASSION: Yu wud trus me wid yuh wheels?
      RAS SIMI: Boss, me wud trus yu wid me life. []
      PASSION: Would you trust me with your wheels?
      RAS SIMI: Boss, I'd trust you with my life. []

Usage notes

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  • Jamaican Creole marks a distinction between singular yuh and plural unnu.
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Further reading

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Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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yuh

  1. (vulgar) Interjection expressing surprise

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