ya

Meanings

Interjection

  • Yeah; yes.
  • Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

Adverb

Noun

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

Origin

  • Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of jij.
  • Apparently from German ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.
  • From Middle English ya, from Old English ġēa, iā. More at yea.
  • Variation of hyah.
  • From Russian я.

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