ya

1. nonstandardNonstandard spelling of you.

   But you don't really care for music, do ya?

   1984, Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah”, in Various Positions

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   Lola got a shocked look on her face then said, “Ya need to stop actin' jealous if ya aint, and ya can't control what I do. Ya aint my daddy and ya aint my man. I'll see ya tomorrah after work if ya want. Just give me a call, ya have my number”.

   2011, Byron Douglas, chapter 3, in A Journey Through the Life of an Anti-Social^([64–65]), →ISBN

1. informalYeah; yes.

alternative yaa · alternative yaw · alternative yah · alternative yha

1. Northern EnglandScotlandUKWest Countrydialectalnot comparableyea; yes

   Ya, bur 'ee did, […]

   1896, Ackworth, Clog Shop Chron.

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   'Ya, wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, […]'

   1806, Jamieson, Pop. Ballads

   Ya, auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.

   1894, W. G. Stevenson, Puddin' iii.

1. informalGo. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

1. nonstandardNonstandard spelling of your.

plural yas

1. A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: Я, я.

alternative yeah · alternative yea · alternative yah

1. MalaysiaSingaporeinformalYes, yeah (used to express affirmation)

alternative yeah · alternative yea · alternative yah

1. ManglishSinglishUsed to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative response.

   What about yourself Mr Chee, never look a day older, you'll see the rest of us six feet under… Really you look very well. I heard you went for new treatment in Switzerland ya?…

   1983, Stella Kon, Emily of Emerald Hill, →ISBN, Act 1, page 21

1. abbreviationespeciallyinitialismmediaInitialism of young adult

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   22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttps://web.archive.org/web/20120323195428/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ While Collins does include a love triangle, a coming-of-age story, and other YA-friendly elements in the mix, they serve as a Trojan horse to smuggle readers into a hopeless world where love becomes a stratagem and growing up is a matter of basic survival.

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of youth authority.

plural Yas

1. A surname from Tamil.