ya

ya · pronoun¹

Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of jij (“you”).

ya · interjection²

1. German · derived fromja
2. English todayya

Apparently from German ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.

ya · adverb³

1. Old English · inherited fromġēa
2. Middle English · inherited fromya
3. English todayya

From Middle English ya, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”). More at yea.

ya · interjection⁴

Variation of hyah.

ya · noun⁵

1. Russian · borrowed fromя
2. English todayya

From Russian я (ja).

ya · interjection, particle⁶

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*ja
2. Dutch · derived fromja
3. Malay · borrowed fromya
4. English todayya

From Malay ya, from Dutch ja (and ultimately Proto-Germanic *ja). Reinforced by informal variants of yes in English (e.g., yeah). Doublet of yes.

Ya · proper noun⁷

1. Tamil · borrowed fromயா
2. English todayYa

Borrowed from Tamil யா (yā). This surname is the 5ᵗʰ most common surname in Tamil Nadu.

Words from the same roots