different between yuh vs yah
yuh
English
Alternative forms
- ya also nonstandard
Pronoun
yuh
- (chiefly Jamaican) you
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
- you, yu
Etymology
From English you.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?/, /?j?/
- Hyphenation: yuh
Pronoun
yuh
- (in the singular) you
- (in the singular) your
Usage notes
- Jamaican Creole marks a distinction between singular yuh and plural unnu.
Related terms
- mi
- im
- har
- shi
- wi
- unnu
- dem
Further reading
- Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 621
- yuh – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary
yuh From the web:
- what yuh know
- what yuh mean
- what yuh know trinidad
- what yuh know questions
- what yuh know guyana
- what yuh know - jamaica
- what yuh know st lucia
- what yuh know 2020
yah
English
Etymology 1
An alternative pronunciation, akin to yeah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j??/, /j??/
Adverb
yah (not comparable)
- (Britain, India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Yes.
- Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.
Translations
Interjection
yah
- An expression uttered to encourage a horse to run faster.
Translations
Etymology 2
From the pronunciation of “yes” which such people use.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j??/
Noun
yah (plural yahs)
- (Britain, informal) An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.
Translations
Anagrams
- AYH, Hay, YHA, hay
Gullah
Etymology
Variant of yuh (“here”).
Adverb
yah
- here
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jah/
- Rhymes: -jah, -ah
Noun
yah
- father (male parent)
Synonyms
- ayah (ayahanda, aya, yah)
- bapa (bapanda, bapai, bapak, bapang, baba, papa)
- abah (aba, bah)
- rama
Manx
Interjection
yah?
- Alternative form of yagh
Etymology
Compare Carrier yoh (“house”)
Postposition
yah
- inside, into an enclosed space, into an enclosure
Zhuang
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ja?/
- Tone numbers: ya6
- Hyphenation: yah
Noun
yah (Sawndip forms ???? or ???? or ? or ???? or ???? or ???? or ?, old orthography ya?)
- wife
- mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- old woman; granny
Classifier
yah (old orthography ya?)
- Classifier for elderly women.
yah From the web:
- what yahoo
- what yahweh means
- what yahoo means
- what yahoo apps are there
- what yay means
- what yahoo accounts do i have
- what yahoo finance
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