ya

adv

Etymology: From Middle English ya, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”). More at yea.

1. yea; yes

   “'Ya, wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, […]'”

   “Ya, auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.”

det

1. Nonstandard spelling of your.

intj

Etymology: From Malay ya, from Dutch ja (and ultimately Proto-Germanic *ja). Reinforced by informal variants of yes in English (e.g., yeah). Doublet of yes.

1. Yes, yeah (used to express affirmation)

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil யா (yā). This surname is the 5ᵗʰ most common surname in Tamil Nadu.

1. A surname from Tamil.

noun

1. Initialism of young adult

   “22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ While Collins does include a love triangle, a coming-of-age story, and other YA-friendly elements in the mix, they serve as a Trojan horse to smuggle readers into a hopeless world where love becomes a stratagem and growing up is a matter of basic survival.”

2. Initialism of youth authority.

particle

Etymology: From Malay ya, from Dutch ja (and ultimately Proto-Germanic *ja). Reinforced by informal variants of yes in English (e.g., yeah). Doublet of yes.

1. Used to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative response.

   “What about yourself Mr Chee, never look a day older, you'll see the rest of us six feet under… Really you look very well. I heard you went for new treatment in Switzerland ya?…”

pron

Etymology: Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of jij (“you”).

1. Nonstandard spelling of you.

   “But you don't really care for music, do ya?”

   “Lola got a shocked look on her face then said, “Ya need to stop actin' jealous if ya aint, and ya can't control what I do. Ya aint my daddy and ya aint my man. I'll see ya tomorrah after work if ya want. Just give me a call, ya have my number”.”