"ya" meaning in Malay

See ya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ja], [jə] (note: Johor-Riau), [ja] [Baku] Forms: يا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -a, -ə, -a Etymology: From Arabic يَا (yā, “vocative particle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|ar|يَا|t=vocative particle}} Arabic يَا (yā, “vocative particle”) Head templates: {{ms-interj|j=يا}} ya (Jawi spelling يا)
  1. Used to get attention; hey, oh. Synonyms: wahai, hai
    Sense id: en-ya-ms-intj-ztE~RPDF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: [ja], [jə] (note: Johor-Riau), [ja] [Baku] Forms: يا [Jawi], ye [alternative]
Rhymes: -a, -ə, -a Etymology: From Dutch ja, from Middle Dutch ja, from Old Dutch *jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|nl|ja}} Dutch ja, {{der|ms|dum|ja}} Middle Dutch ja, {{der|ms|odt|*jā}} Old Dutch *jā, {{der|ms|gem-pro|*ja}} Proto-Germanic *ja Head templates: {{ms-interj|j=يا}} ya (Jawi spelling يا)
  1. Used to express affirmation; yes. Synonyms: ia, haah
    Sense id: en-ya-ms-intj-1ioeGQM8
  2. Used to inquire for confirmation; right. Synonyms: bukan
    Sense id: en-ya-ms-intj-AUhaDndc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [ja], [jə] (note: Johor-Riau), [ja] [Baku] Forms: يا [Jawi], ya-ya [plural], yaku [first-person, informal, possessive], yamu [possessive, second-person], yanya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -a, -ə, -a Etymology: From Arabic يَا (yā, letter name). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|ar|يَا|pos=letter name}} Arabic يَا (yā, letter name) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=يا}} ya (Jawi spelling يا, plural ya-ya, informal 1st possessive yaku, 2nd possessive yamu, 3rd possessive yanya)
  1. The 29th letter of the Arabic alphabet (ي).
    Sense id: en-ya-ms-noun-rQEDEKWL Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 25 6 5 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "Oh, God!",
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    },
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        {
          "english": "Yes, this is Patrick.",
          "text": "Ya, ini Patrick.",
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