"ja" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans ja (“yes”), from Dutch ja (“yes”). More at yea. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|ja|t=yes}} Afrikaans ja (“yes”), {{der|en|nl|ja|t=yes}} Dutch ja (“yes”), {{m|en|yea}} yea Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} ja (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly South Africa, informal) Yes. Tags: South-Africa, informal, not-comparable Synonyms: ya Derived forms: ja well no fine
    Sense id: en-ja-en-adv-X5oreVYV Categories (other): South African English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: jas [plural], ja [plural]
Etymology: From the Revised Romanization of Korean 자 (ja). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|자}} Korean 자 (ja) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ja}} ja (plural jas or ja)
  1. (Korean units of measure) Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm. Categories (topical): Units of measure Synonyms: Korean foot [synonym, synonym-of], cha
    Sense id: en-ja-en-noun-NEkztJ1I Disambiguation of Units of measure: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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