Jaa

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 Finnish 1.1 Interjection 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 2 Western Apache 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun

Finnish

(index j)

Interjection

jaa

1. yes
2. um

   Jaa, enpä tiedä... (Um, I don’t know...)

Noun

jaa

1. aye (in voting)

Related terms

• jaaääni

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Western Apache

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʤàː]

Etymology

From Proto-Athabascan *-ǯəγe·ʔ.

Cognates: Navajo -jaa’, Chiricahua -jaa, Jicarilla -jaa, Plains Apache -jaghe.

Noun

-jaa (inalienable, e.g., shijaa "my ear", bijaa "her/his/their ear")

1. ear, outer ear

The form -jaa occurs in the San Carlos varieties; -jaa’ occurs in White Mountain and Dilze’eh (Tonto).fi:jaa zh:jaa