jaja
Danish
Etymology
From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".
Interjection
jaja
- 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]
- Husk nu at holde øje med din søster! / Jaja, det skal jeg nok!
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒa.ʒa/
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
Clipping of jamais with reduplication.
Adverb
jaja
- (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)
- (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
- 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
- (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.
Related terms
Etymology 2
jaj (“woe”) + -a (possessive suffix)
Noun
jaja
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of jaj
Declension
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
Norwegian
Etymology
From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".
Interjection
jaja
- An exclamation of disappointed or reluctant agreement.
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈja.ja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: ja‧ja
Noun
jaja n
- inflection of jajo:
- genitive singular
- 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)
- grandmother, grandma
- Antonym: jaju
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
jaja (Cyrillic spelling јаја)
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
Related terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
jaja class IX (plural jaja class X)
- 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
- Expresses reluctant agreement.
- Jaja, okej då, du får en häst
- Yeah yeah, alright, I'll buy you a horse
- 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!
- (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?
- (intransitive) to be naked
Inflection
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