YAとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

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

発音

• IPA: /jʌ/
• 韻: -ʌ

代名詞

ya

1. Nonstandard spelling of you.
   • 1984, Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah”, in Various Positions:

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

   • 2011, Byron Douglas, chapter 3, in A Journey Through the Life of an Anti-Social‎, →ISBN:

     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”.

使用する際の注意点

• Never used with prosodic stress.

派生語

参考

• yer

語源 2

Apparently from German ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.

発音

• IPA: /jɑː/
• 韻: -ɑː

間投詞

ya

1. (informal) Yeah; yes.

語源 3

From 中期英語 ya, from 古期英語 ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”). More at yea.

別の表記

• yaa, yaw, yah, yha

発音

• (West Country, 英国発音) IPA: /ˈjɑː/, /ˈjɐ/
• 韻: -ɑː, -ɐ

副詞

ya (not comparable)

1. (UK dialectal, West Country, Northern England, Scotland) yea; yes
   • 1806, Jamieson, Pop. Ballads:

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

   • 1894, W. G. Stevenson, Puddin' iii.:

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

   • 1896, Ackworth, Clog Shop Chron.:

     Ya, bur 'ee did, […]

語源 4

Variation of hyah.

間投詞

ya

1. (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

語源 5

限定詞

ya

1. Nonstandard spelling of your.

派生語

• chewie on ya boot

語源 6

From Russian я (ja).

名詞

ya (plural yas)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: Я, я.

語源 7

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.

別の表記

• yeah, yea, yah

発音

• IPA: /jɑ/, (in tag questions) [jɑː˨˦]

間投詞

ya

1. (informal, Singapore, Malaysia) Yes, yeah (used to express affirmation)

不変化詞

ya

1. (Singlish, Manglish) Used to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative response.
   • 1983, Stella Kon, Emily of Emerald Hill, →ISBN, Act 1, page 21:

     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?…

参考

• (question tags in Singlish): is it, ah

アナグラム

• -ay, AY, ay, ay^