different between yuh vs yeh

English

Alternative forms

• ya also nonstandard

Pronoun

yuh

1. (chiefly Jamaican) you

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• you, yu

Etymology

From English you.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j?/, /?j?/
• Hyphenation: yuh

Pronoun

yuh

1. (in the singular) you

2. (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

English

Interjection

yeh

1. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of yeah; yes.

Pronoun

yeh

1. (dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of you.
   • 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:

     ‘Budge up, yeh great lump,’ said the stranger.

Anagrams

• Hey, hey, hye

Balinese

Romanization

yeh

1. Romanization of ???

Classical Nahuatl

Pronoun

yeh

1. (emphatic) he, she, it

Synonyms

• yehhuatl

Scots

Alternative forms

• ae (other Scots dialects)
• yin (more frequently used variant)

Etymology

From Scottish Middle English ?, from Old English ?n (“one”); see also a.

Adjective

yeh (not comparable)

1. (South Scots) one

   Jist the yeh for mei, ta.

   Just the one for me, thanks.