"зя" meaning in Russian

See зя in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [zʲa] Forms: zja [romanization]
Etymology: Back-formation from низя́ (nizjá) (childish form of нельзя́ (nelʹzjá, “one cannot, it is prohibited to”)) rebracketed as ни- (ni-) + *зя (*zja). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|ru|низя́}} Back-formation from низя́ (nizjá) Head templates: {{head|ru|predicative}} зя • (zja)
  1. (childish or humorous) one can, one may, one is allowed to Tags: childish, humorous, predicative Synonyms: мо́жно
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "english": "The child is told: “No, you cannot do this; no, you cannot do that”. That's normal. But the child suddenly says: “Yes, I can-yes do that”!",
          "ref": "2004, Владимир Молчанов, Консуэло Сегура, И дольше века…:",
          "roman": "Rebjónku govorját: «Éto nelʹzjá, to nelʹzjá». Éto normálʹno. No rebjónok vdrug govorít: «Zja»!",
          "text": "Ребёнку говоря́т: «Э́то нельзя́, то нельзя́». Э́то норма́льно. Но ребёнок вдруг говори́т: «Зя»!",
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        [
          "can",
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        ],
        [
          "may",
          "may"
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          "allowed",
          "allowed"
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          "english": "The child is told: “No, you cannot do this; no, you cannot do that”. That's normal. But the child suddenly says: “Yes, I can-yes do that”!",
          "ref": "2004, Владимир Молчанов, Консуэло Сегура, И дольше века…:",
          "roman": "Rebjónku govorját: «Éto nelʹzjá, to nelʹzjá». Éto normálʹno. No rebjónok vdrug govorít: «Zja»!",
          "text": "Ребёнку говоря́т: «Э́то нельзя́, то нельзя́». Э́то норма́льно. Но ребёнок вдруг говори́т: «Зя»!",
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          "may",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[zʲa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "зя"
}

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