יאָ

See also: יא‎

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ja, from Old High German ja, jā (“yes”), from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jɔ]

Adverb

יאָ • (yo)

  1. yes
  2. emphatic particle
    ‏איך קען יאָ קאָכן‎
    ikh ken yo kokhn
    I can cook, I can too cook.
  • אַיאָ?‎ (ayo?)
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