"tja" meaning in Swedish

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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tjena"
      },
      "expansion": "tjena",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tjenare"
      },
      "expansion": "tjenare",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tjänare"
      },
      "expansion": "tjänare",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tjena, in turn a clipping of tjenare, variant of tjänare.",
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "tja",
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  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Greetings",
          "orig": "sv:Greetings",
          "parents": [
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, Ingrid Olsson, Långt ifrån cool",
          "text": "– Tja!, säger Hampus och Andreas och stannar precis framför oss.\n– Hi!, say Hampus and Andreas and stop just in front of us.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hi! hiya!"
      ],
      "id": "en-tja-sv-intj-wwONmkKe",
      "links": [
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ],
        [
          "hiya",
          "hiya"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) hi! hiya!"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "has a list of greetings and farewells",
          "word": "hej"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕa/",
      "tags": [
        "Sweden"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕɑ/",
      "tags": [
        "Finland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tja"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ja",
        "t": "yes"
      },
      "expansion": "ja (“yes”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of ja (“yes”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "tja",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "intj",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Since then she had been regarded as… well, crazy.",
          "ref": "2015, Stieg Larsson, Män som hatar kvinnor",
          "text": "Sedan dess hade hon juridiskt betraktats som… tja, knäpp.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an expression of doubt and uncertainty; well"
      ],
      "id": "en-tja-sv-intj-KQjmRJcO",
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "nja"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(t)ɕɑː/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "shah (without /t/)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tja"
}

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    "Swedish interjections",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Swedish terms with homophones",
    "sv:Greetings"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tjena"
      },
      "expansion": "tjena",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tjenare"
      },
      "expansion": "tjenare",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "tjänare"
      },
      "expansion": "tjänare",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tjena, in turn a clipping of tjenare, variant of tjänare.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "tja",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "has a list of greetings and farewells",
      "word": "hej"
    }
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        "Swedish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, Ingrid Olsson, Långt ifrån cool",
          "text": "– Tja!, säger Hampus och Andreas och stannar precis framför oss.\n– Hi!, say Hampus and Andreas and stop just in front of us.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hi! hiya!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ],
        [
          "hiya",
          "hiya"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) hi! hiya!"
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕa/",
      "tags": [
        "Sweden"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕɑ/",
      "tags": [
        "Finland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tja"
}

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    "sv:Greetings"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ja",
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      },
      "expansion": "ja (“yes”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of ja (“yes”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "tja",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nja"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Since then she had been regarded as… well, crazy.",
          "ref": "2015, Stieg Larsson, Män som hatar kvinnor",
          "text": "Sedan dess hade hon juridiskt betraktats som… tja, knäpp.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an expression of doubt and uncertainty; well"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(t)ɕɑː/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "shah (without /t/)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tja"
}