Etymology

ja

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Today it means: Yes. Full definition →

Afrikaans ja ← Dutch ja
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ja · adverb1

  1. Dutch · derived fromja“yes”
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed fromja“yes”
  3. English todayja

Borrowed from Afrikaans ja (“yes”), from Dutch ja (“yes”). More at yea.

ja · noun2

  1. Korean · borrowed from자
  2. English todayja

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 자 (ja).

JA · proper noun3

  1. German · borrowed fromJA“Junge Alternative für Deutschland”
  2. English todayJA

Borrowed from German JA (“Junge Alternative für Deutschland”).

Words from the same roots

Afrikaansja all →

ja well no fine

Dutchja all →

Korean자 all →

GermanJA all →

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.