"jawohl" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /jaːˈvoːl/, /jaˈvoːl/ [colloquial], /jaˈvɔl/ [colloquial] Audio: De-jawohl.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Jawohl.ogg [Germany] Forms: jawoll [alternative]
Etymology: Univerbation of ja (“yes”) and an emphatic wohl (“well, certainly”). Compare Dutch jawel. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|de|ja<t:yes>}} Univerbation of ja (“yes”), {{cog|nl|jawel}} Dutch jawel Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} jawohl
  1. (respectful, emphatic) yes Tags: emphatic
    Sense id: en-jawohl-de-intj-inmIkP6T
  2. (military) yessir; yes sir
    Sense id: en-jawohl-de-intj-dDubc2Ci Categories (other): Military, German entries with incorrect language header, German univerbations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of German univerbations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Topics: government, military, politics, war
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    }
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      "expansion": "Dutch jawel",
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  ],
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      "form": "jawoll",
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
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          "yes"
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      "qualifier": "respectful",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(respectful, emphatic) yes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        "yessir; yes sir"
      ],
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          "yessir",
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        ],
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ]
      ],
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        "(military) yessir; yes sir"
      ],
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        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/jaːˈvoːl/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jaˈvoːl/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jaˈvɔl/",
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    "German interjections",
    "German lemmas",
    "German univerbations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Istriot",
      "lang_code": "ist",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "iavòl"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ja<t:yes>"
      },
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      "name": "univerbation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "jawel"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch jawel",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "jawoll",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
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        "yes"
      ],
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        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(respectful, emphatic) yes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
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        "de:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yessir; yes sir"
      ],
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        [
          "military",
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        ],
        [
          "yessir",
          "yessir"
        ],
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ]
      ],
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        "(military) yessir; yes sir"
      ],
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        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jaˈvoːl/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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