jaja
See also: jajá; Jája; Jâja; jȧjä; já, já; and јаја
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
- jojo
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒa.ʒa/
Audio (file)
Noun
jaja m or f (plural jajas)
- (slang) table wine
- Synonym: vin de table
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
- ja
Etymology 2
jaj (“woe”) + -a (possessive suffix)
Noun
jaja
- 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
- genitive singular of jajo
- nominative plural of jajo
- accusative plural of jajo
Norwegian
Etymology
From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".
Interjection
jaja
- An exclamation of disappointed or reluctant agreement.
Related terms
- jojo
Polish
Etymology
From jajo + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈja.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: ja‧ja
Noun
jaja nvir
- (colloquial) balls, testicles
- (colloquial) fun, amusement
Declension
Declension of jaja
plural | |
---|---|
nominative | jaja |
genitive | jaj |
dative | jajom |
accusative | jaja |
instrumental | jajami |
locative | jajach |
vocative | jaja |
Noun
jaja
- inflection of jajo:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Further reading
- jaja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- jaja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- giaja
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
- mama
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
jaja (Cyrillic spelling јаја)
- nominative plural of jaje
- genitive plural of jaje
- accusative plural of jaje
- vocative plural of jaje
Spanish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxaxa/ [ˈxa.xa]
- Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: ja‧ja
Interjection
jaja
- haha
Related terms
- jeje
Swahili
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jaja
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
jaja (n class, plural jaja)
- a daisy-like plant (plant with yellow and blue flowers)
Swedish
Etymology
From ja + 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
- jojo
References
- jaja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Xhosa
Etymology
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Verb
-jaja?
- (intransitive) to be naked
Inflection
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