jaja

See also: jajá; Jája; Jâja; já, já; and јаја

Danish

Etymology

From ja (yes), literally "yesyes".

Interjection

jaja

  1. An exclamation of disappointed, reluctant or exasperated/annoyed agreement.
    Husk nu at holde øje med din søster! / Jaja, det skal jeg nok!
    Do remember to keep an eye on your sister! / Yes, I will! [with the implication that the reminder has been made repeatedly before]

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒa.ʒa/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Clipping of jamais with reduplication.

Adverb

jaja

  1. (informal) never in a million years

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

jaja m or f (plural jajas)

  1. (slang) table wine
    Synonyms: pinard, vin de table
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      Bref un matin il fait son tour et moi je me réveille pas — c'est pour ça que j'aime pas la jaja, j'aurais pas bu la veille, je l'aurais senti se lever.
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Gooniyandi

Noun

jaja

  1. maternal grandmother, mother's mother

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɒjɒ]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧ja
  • Rhymes: -jɒ

Etymology 1

From ja (yep), literally "yeah-yeah" or "yep-yep".

Interjection

jaja

  1. (informal) Indicates approval or understanding of a trivial statement; reassurance of agreement.
    Akkor ma este lesz a meccs, ugye? – Jaja.
    So the match is today, right? – Yep yep.

Etymology 2

jaj (woe) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

jaja

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of jaj
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative jaja
accusative jaját
dative jajának
instrumental jajával
causal-final jajáért
translative jajává
terminative jajáig
essive-formal jajaként
essive-modal jajául
inessive jajában
superessive jaján
adessive jajánál
illative jajába
sublative jajára
allative jajához
elative jajából
delative jajáról
ablative jajától
non-attributive
possessive – singular
jajáé
non-attributive
possessive – plural
jajáéi

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjaja]

Noun

jaja

  1. genitive singular of jajo
  2. nominative plural of jajo
  3. accusative plural of jajo

Norwegian

Etymology

From ja (yes), literally "yesyes".

Interjection

jaja

  1. An exclamation of disappointed or reluctant agreement.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈja.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: ja‧ja

Noun

jaja n

  1. inflection of jajo:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish yaya (grandma), or from Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, grandmother).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaja/

Noun

jaja m (plural jajas)

  1. grandmother, grandma
    Antonym: jaju

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

jaja (Cyrillic spelling јаја)

  1. nominative plural of jaje
  2. genitive plural of jaje
  3. accusative plural of jaje
  4. vocative plural of jaje

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. In Spanish, "j" is pronounced as /x/, akin to /h/, the natural sound of human laughter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxaxa/ [ˈxa.xa]
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: ja‧ja

Interjection

jaja

  1. haha

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

jaja class IX (plural jaja class X)

  1. a daisy-like plant (plant with yellow and blue flowers)

Swedish

Etymology

Reduplication of ja. "Yeah yeah" should provide better intuition than "yes yes."

Interjection

jaja

  1. Expresses reluctant agreement.
    Jaja, okej då, du får en häst
    Yeah yeah, alright, I'll buy you a horse
  2. Expresses impatience or irritation or the like.
    Jaja, vi har inte tid att snacka mer. Nu åker vi!
    But whatever, we don't have time for any more chit-chat. Let's go!
  3. (with the first "ja" emphasized) aah (I see)

See also

References

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-jaja?

  1. (intransitive) to be naked

Inflection

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