Jaja - Wiktionary

See also: jajá; Jája; Jâja; já, já; and јаја

Ao

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Etymology

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Reduplication of Proto-Central Naga *tsaj.

Verb

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jaja

1. (Chungli) to walk

Inflection

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Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	jaja	mejaja
	Perfect	jajaogo	mejajaogo
Present	Simple	jajar	mejajar
	Progressive	jajadar jajadagi	mejajadar mejajadagi
Future/infinitive		jajatsü	mejajatsü
Imperative		jajang	tejaja
Present participle		jajaa	mejajai
Conditional		jajarajajarabang	mejajaramejajarabang

Further reading

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• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 190-191
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 28
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 176

Danish

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Etymology

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From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".

Interjection

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jaja

1. 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]

Related terms

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• jojo

French

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ʒa.ʒa/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of jamais with reduplication.

Adverb

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jaja

1. (informal) never in a million years

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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jaja m or f (plural jajas)

1. (slang) table wine Synonyms: pinard, vin de table
   • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN:Bref un matin il fait son tour et moi je me réveille pas — c'est pour ça que j'aime pas la jaja, j'aurais pas bu la veille, je l'aurais senti se lever.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Gooniyandi

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Noun

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jaja

1. maternal grandmother, mother's mother

Gullah

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Alternative forms

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• 'jaja

Etymology

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From Vai jajalo.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ɟɑ.ɟɑ/, /d͡ʒɑ.d͡ʒʌ/

Noun

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jaja

1. (biology) blackbird

References

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• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ˈjɒjɒ]
• Hyphenation: ja‧ja
• Rhymes: -jɒ

Etymology 1

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From ja (“yep”), literally "yeah-yeah" or "yep-yep".

Interjection

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jaja

1. (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

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• ja

Etymology 2

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jaj (“woe”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

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jaja

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of jaj

Declension

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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-attributivepossessive – singular	jajáé	—
non-attributivepossessive – plural	jajáéi	—

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ˈjaja]

Noun

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jaja

1. genitive singular of jajo
2. nominative plural of jajo
3. accusative plural of jajo

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".

Interjection

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jaja

1. An exclamation of disappointed or reluctant agreement.

Related terms

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• jojo

Polish

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈja.ja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ja‧ja

Noun

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jaja n

1. inflection of jajo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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• giaja

Etymology

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From Spanish yaya (“grandma”), or from Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈjaja/

Noun

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jaja m (plural jajas)

1. grandmother, grandma Antonym: jaju

See also

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• mama

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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jaja (Cyrillic spelling јаја)

1. nominative plural of jaje
2. genitive plural of jaje
3. accusative plural of jaje
4. vocative plural of jaje

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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• jajá

Etymology

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Onomatopoeic. In Spanish, "j" is pronounced as /x/, akin to /h/, the natural sound of human laughter.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈxaxa/ [ˈxa.xa]
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ja‧ja

Interjection

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jaja

1. haha

Related terms

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• jeje

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

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jaja class IX (plural jaja class X)

1. a daisy-like plant (plant with yellow and blue flowers)

Swedish

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Etymology

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Reduplication of ja. "Yeah yeah" should provide better intuition than "yes yes."

Interjection

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jaja

1. Expresses reluctant agreement. Jaja, okej då, du får en hästYeah yeah, alright, I'll buy you a horse
2. 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!
3. (with the first "ja" emphasized) aah (I see)

See also

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• aja
• jojo

References

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• jaja in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Xhosa

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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-jaja?

1. (intransitive) to be naked

Inflection

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