tjabba

• tjaba, tja ba

From tja + ba, a colloquial pronunciation of bara. See also tjänare.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕaba/

tjabba

1. (colloquial) yo, hey (a colloquial greeting)
   • 2001, Erik Törnblom, Morgan Johansson, “Tjaba ["tjabba" is a more common spelling] tjena hallå [Yo Hey Hello]”, in Tjaba tjena igen [Yo Hey Again]‎^[1], performed by Morgan Johansson:

     Tjabba, tjena, hallå! Tjabba, tjena, hallå! Vi säger så.

     Yo, hey, hello! Yo, hey, hello! That's what we say.

   • 2016, Viveca Lärn, Eddie och Johanna:

     ”Tjabba Eddie!” sa han. Eddie blinkade och svalde. ”Tjabba Anders!” viskade han.

     ”Hey there Eddie!”, he said. Eddie blinked and swallowed. ”Hey there Anders!”, he whispered.

Both tjena and variants and tjabba are some blend of hey and yo in tone. Tjabba is a bit more towards yo.

• hej (has a list of greetings and farewells)

• tjänare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)