"ja" meaning in Finnish

See ja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈjɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑ Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *ja (compare Estonian ja, Ingrian ja, Livonian ja, Votic ja), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”) (compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552). Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*ja}} Proto-Finnic *ja, {{cog|et|ja}} Estonian ja, {{cog|izh|ja}} Ingrian ja, {{cog|liv|ja}} Livonian ja, {{cog|vot|ja}} Votic ja, {{der|fi|gem-pro|*jahw|t=and}} Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”), {{cog|got|𐌾𐌰𐌷}} Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), {{cog|goh|ja}} Old High German ja, {{circa2|1543–1552|short=yes}} c. 1543–1552, {{fi-attest|agricola}} since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552)
  1. (dialectal) also, as well (primarily Southwest Finnish, Satakunta, Tavastia, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia) Tags: dialectal Synonyms: -kin, myös
    Sense id: en-ja-fi-adv-LcrI4UE9 Categories (other): Kymenlaakso Finnish, Satakunta Finnish, South Karelian Finnish, Southwest Finnish, Tavastian Finnish, Uusimaa Finnish, Finnish 2-letter words, Pages using lite templates Disambiguation of Finnish 2-letter words: 93 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages using lite templates: 63 3 34

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈjɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑ Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *ja (compare Estonian ja, Ingrian ja, Livonian ja, Votic ja), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”) (compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552). Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*ja}} Proto-Finnic *ja, {{cog|et|ja}} Estonian ja, {{cog|izh|ja}} Ingrian ja, {{cog|liv|ja}} Livonian ja, {{cog|vot|ja}} Votic ja, {{der|fi|gem-pro|*jahw|t=and}} Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”), {{cog|got|𐌾𐌰𐌷}} Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), {{cog|goh|ja}} Old High German ja, {{circa2|1543–1552|short=yes}} c. 1543–1552, {{fi-attest|agricola}} since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552)
  1. (coordinating) and Tags: coordinating Synonyms: sekä
    Sense id: en-ja-fi-conj-YgERG4Og

Noun

IPA: /ˈjɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑ Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *ja (compare Estonian ja, Ingrian ja, Livonian ja, Votic ja), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”) (compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552). Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*ja}} Proto-Finnic *ja, {{cog|et|ja}} Estonian ja, {{cog|izh|ja}} Ingrian ja, {{cog|liv|ja}} Livonian ja, {{cog|vot|ja}} Votic ja, {{der|fi|gem-pro|*jahw|t=and}} Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”), {{cog|got|𐌾𐌰𐌷}} Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), {{cog|goh|ja}} Old High German ja, {{circa2|1543–1552|short=yes}} c. 1543–1552, {{fi-attest|agricola}} since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552)
  1. AND (logic gate or connector)
    Sense id: en-ja-fi-noun-mSXhaJ1Z

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *ja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ja",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*jahw",
        "t": "and"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌾𐌰𐌷"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1543–1552",
        "short": "yes"
      },
      "expansion": "c. 1543–1552",
      "name": "circa2"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agricola"
      },
      "expansion": "since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552)",
      "name": "fi-attest"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *ja (compare Estonian ja, Ingrian ja, Livonian ja, Votic ja), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”) (compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552).",
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "conj",
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              18,
              20
            ]
          ],
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            [
              16,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "There were boys and girls there.",
          "text": "Siellä oli poikia ja tyttöjä.",
          "translation": "There were boys and girls there.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              15
            ]
          ],
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            [
              12,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I went home and started playing the piano.",
          "text": "Menin kotiin ja aloin soittaa pianoa.",
          "translation": "I went home and started playing the piano.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              51,
              53
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              46,
              49
            ]
          ],
          "english": "For supper we have bread, cheese, ham, tomato and milk.",
          "text": "Iltapalaksi on leipää, juustoa, kinkkua, tomaattia ja maitoa.",
          "translation": "For supper we have bread, cheese, ham, tomato and milk.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The man runs and runs.",
          "text": "Mies juoksee ja juoksee.",
          "translation": "The man runs and runs.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And then it started raining.",
          "text": "Ja sitten alkoi sataa.",
          "translation": "And then it started raining.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Go figure.",
          "literal_meaning": "Go and know.",
          "text": "Mene ja tiedä.",
          "translation": "Go figure.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "five and a half",
          "text": "viisi ja puoli",
          "translation": "five and a half",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              12,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "for the first and the last time",
          "text": "ensimmäisen ja viimeisen kerran",
          "translation": "for the first and the last time",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "and"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "and",
          "and"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(coordinating) and"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sekä"
        }
      ],
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        "coordinating"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjɑ̝]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *ja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌾𐌰𐌷"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1543–1552",
        "short": "yes"
      },
      "expansion": "c. 1543–1552",
      "name": "circa2"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agricola"
      },
      "expansion": "since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552)",
      "name": "fi-attest"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *ja (compare Estonian ja, Ingrian ja, Livonian ja, Votic ja), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”) (compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552).",
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kymenlaakso Finnish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Satakunta Finnish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "South Karelian Finnish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southwest Finnish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tavastian Finnish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Uusimaa Finnish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 2 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish 2-letter words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 3 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using lite templates",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "also, as well (primarily Southwest Finnish, Satakunta, Tavastia, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ja-fi-adv-LcrI4UE9",
      "links": [
        [
          "also",
          "also"
        ],
        [
          "as well",
          "as well"
        ],
        [
          "Satakunta",
          "Satakunta"
        ],
        [
          "Uusimaa",
          "Uusimaa"
        ],
        [
          "Kymenlaakso",
          "Kymenlaakso"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal) also, as well (primarily Southwest Finnish, Satakunta, Tavastia, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-kin"
        },
        {
          "word": "myös"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjɑ̝]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *ja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*jahw",
        "t": "and"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌾𐌰𐌷"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1543–1552",
        "short": "yes"
      },
      "expansion": "c. 1543–1552",
      "name": "circa2"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agricola"
      },
      "expansion": "since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552)",
      "name": "fi-attest"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *ja (compare Estonian ja, Ingrian ja, Livonian ja, Votic ja), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”) (compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552).",
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "AND (logic gate or connector)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ja-fi-noun-mSXhaJ1Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "AND",
          "AND"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjɑ̝]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Finnish 1-syllable words",
    "Finnish 2-letter words",
    "Finnish adverbs",
    "Finnish conjunctions",
    "Finnish coordinating conjunctions",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish nouns",
    "Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Finnish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Pages using lite templates",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ɑ",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ɑ/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *ja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*jahw",
        "t": "and"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌾𐌰𐌷"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1543–1552",
        "short": "yes"
      },
      "expansion": "c. 1543–1552",
      "name": "circa2"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agricola"
      },
      "expansion": "since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552)",
      "name": "fi-attest"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *ja (compare Estonian ja, Ingrian ja, Livonian ja, Votic ja), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”) (compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552).",
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "There were boys and girls there.",
          "text": "Siellä oli poikia ja tyttöjä.",
          "translation": "There were boys and girls there.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I went home and started playing the piano.",
          "text": "Menin kotiin ja aloin soittaa pianoa.",
          "translation": "I went home and started playing the piano.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              51,
              53
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              46,
              49
            ]
          ],
          "english": "For supper we have bread, cheese, ham, tomato and milk.",
          "text": "Iltapalaksi on leipää, juustoa, kinkkua, tomaattia ja maitoa.",
          "translation": "For supper we have bread, cheese, ham, tomato and milk.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The man runs and runs.",
          "text": "Mies juoksee ja juoksee.",
          "translation": "The man runs and runs.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And then it started raining.",
          "text": "Ja sitten alkoi sataa.",
          "translation": "And then it started raining.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Go figure.",
          "literal_meaning": "Go and know.",
          "text": "Mene ja tiedä.",
          "translation": "Go figure.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "five and a half",
          "text": "viisi ja puoli",
          "translation": "five and a half",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              12,
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            [
              14,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "for the first and the last time",
          "text": "ensimmäisen ja viimeisen kerran",
          "translation": "for the first and the last time",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "and"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "and",
          "and"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(coordinating) and"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "coordinating"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjɑ̝]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sekä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Finnish 1-syllable words",
    "Finnish 2-letter words",
    "Finnish adverbs",
    "Finnish conjunctions",
    "Finnish coordinating conjunctions",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish nouns",
    "Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Finnish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Pages using lite templates",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ɑ",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ɑ/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *ja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*jahw",
        "t": "and"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌾𐌰𐌷"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1543–1552",
        "short": "yes"
      },
      "expansion": "c. 1543–1552",
      "name": "circa2"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agricola"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish dialectal terms",
        "Kymenlaakso Finnish",
        "Satakunta Finnish",
        "South Karelian Finnish",
        "Southwest Finnish",
        "Tavastian Finnish",
        "Uusimaa Finnish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "also, as well (primarily Southwest Finnish, Satakunta, Tavastia, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "also",
          "also"
        ],
        [
          "as well",
          "as well"
        ],
        [
          "Satakunta",
          "Satakunta"
        ],
        [
          "Uusimaa",
          "Uusimaa"
        ],
        [
          "Kymenlaakso",
          "Kymenlaakso"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal) also, as well (primarily Southwest Finnish, Satakunta, Tavastia, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "-kin"
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          "word": "myös"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjɑ̝]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

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    "Finnish 2-letter words",
    "Finnish adverbs",
    "Finnish conjunctions",
    "Finnish coordinating conjunctions",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish nouns",
    "Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Finnish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Pages using lite templates",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ɑ",
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  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*jahw",
        "t": "and"
      },
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1543–1552",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agricola"
      },
      "expansion": "since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552)",
      "name": "fi-attest"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *ja (compare Estonian ja, Ingrian ja, Livonian ja, Votic ja), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *jahw (“and”) (compare Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old High German ja, joh). Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552).",
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "AND (logic gate or connector)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "AND",
          "AND"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjɑ̝]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

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