"ja" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

See ja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /jâ/ Forms: jȁ [canonical], ја̏ [Cyrillic]
Etymology: Borrowed from German ja. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sh|de|ja}} Borrowed from German ja Head templates: {{sh-adv|jȁ}} jȁ (Cyrillic spelling ја̏)
  1. (colloquial, regional) yes, yeah Tags: colloquial, regional
    Sense id: en-ja-sh-adv-HbvNdYA8 Categories (other): Regional Serbo-Croatian, Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header, Serbo-Croatian personal pronouns Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 50 36 14 Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian personal pronouns: 55 28 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

Head templates: {{head|sh|interjection}} ja
  1. archaic form of jao Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: jao
    Sense id: en-ja-sh-intj-By54Iwob
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

IPA: /jâː/ Audio: LL-Q9299 (srp)-Yogosp-ja.wav [Central, Serbia]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēź-, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sh|sla-pro|*(j)azъ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, {{inh+|sh|sla-pro|*(j)azъ}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, {{inh|sh|ine-bsl-pro|*ēź-}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēź-, {{inh|sh|ine-pro|*éǵh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ Head templates: {{sh-pron|jȃ}} jȃ ? (Cyrillic spelling ја̑) Forms: jȃ [canonical], ја̑ [Cyrillic], no-table-tags [table-tags], jȃ [nominative, singular], mȋ [nominative, plural], mȅne [genitive, singular], me [genitive, singular], nȃs [genitive, plural], mȅni [dative, singular], mi [dative, singular], nȁma [dative, plural], nam [dative, plural], mȅne [accusative, singular], me [accusative, singular], nȃs [accusative, plural], - [singular, vocative], mȋ [plural, vocative], mȅni [locative, singular], nȁma [locative, plural], mnȏm [instrumental, singular], mnóme [instrumental, singular], nȁma [instrumental, plural]
  1. I Related terms: mi, ti, vi, Vi, on, oni, ona, one, ono
    Sense id: en-ja-sh-pron-qD3QzL~- Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ],
        [
          "yeah",
          "yeah"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, regional) yes, yeah"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jâ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

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    "Pages with 76 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with tab characters",
    "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Serbo-Croatian interjections",
    "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
    "Serbo-Croatian personal pronouns"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ja",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "jao"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Serbo-Croatian archaic forms",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
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            [
              0,
              2
            ]
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            [
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "O woe, Ivan, dear blood-brother!",
          "ref": "1891, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme:",
          "text": "Ja Ivane, mio pobratime!",
          "translation": "O woe, Ivan, dear blood-brother!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "archaic form of jao"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jao",
          "jao#Serbo-Croatian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ja"
}

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