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.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Gooniyandi
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
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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]
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈja.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: ja‧ja
Serbo-Croatian
Spanish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxaxa/ [ˈxa.xa]
- Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: ja‧ja
Related terms
Swahili

jaja
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
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)
References
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Inflection
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