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Meaning of "yah" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YAH

yah  [jɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yah is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES YAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yah

Yah may refer to: ▪ Jah, shortened form of the divine name YHWH ▪ YAH, The IATA code for La Grande-4 Airport in northern Quebec, Canada ▪ Yazgulyam language, by ISO 639 code...

Definition of yah in the English dictionary

The definition of yah in the dictionary is an informal word for yes, often used to indicate derision or contempt. Other definition of yah is an exclamation of derision or disgust.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YAH

yacka
yacker
yackety-yak
yad
yada yada yada
yadda yadda yadda
yae
yaff
yaffingale
yaffle
Yafo
yag
yagger
yagi
Yagi aerial
yah-boo politics
Yahata
yahoo
yahooism

WORDS THAT END LIKE YAH

Abdullah
ah
Allah
ayah
bah
dah
Deborah
Hannah
hookah
lah
Leah
noah
rupiah
Sabah
Sarah
Savannah
shah
Susah
Utah
yeah

Synonyms and antonyms of yah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YAH

Find out the translation of yah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yah
570 millions of speakers

English

yah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाँ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

да ну
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এ্যা:
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

yah
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

yah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うん
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

याह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

yah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

yah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

да ну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yah
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

yah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yah
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yah

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YAH»

The term «yah» is very widely used and occupies the 12.137 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YAH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yah» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yah» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YAH»

Discover the use of yah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Gap Yah Plannah
Best viewed on a tablet. The Gap Yah Plannah is the ultimate guide to your gap year bantering. Grab your lashmina and get ready to chunder.
Orlando, 2011
2
Uncle Yah Yah: 21st Century Man of Wisdom
Rudy Hawkins the reporter from the Essex Forum News is on his way back to visit with Uncle Yah Yah.
Albert Dickens, 2012
3
Yah-Ko
The Yah-ko are at war with the Nen-Us-Yoks, "Spirit Dwarf People," the spawn of Ok-ke, "Earth Mother." Accurate research and a compelling story line make this book an entertaining, scary read.
Jamie Sutliff, 2011
4
A-Gay-Yah: a gender equity curriculum for grades 6-12
. . Every activity and lesson is useful."-Robbi FerronUniversity of WashingtonAn exciting multicultural curriculum, A-Gay-Yah emphasizes critical thinking and cooperative learning.-Offers insight into Native American history and culture.
Wathene Young, American Indian Resource Center, 1992
5
The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945
Nanton's plaintive "yah-yahs" (Ex. 61a,b,e) give this passage an unforgettable poignancy, which unfortunately later Ellington trombonists were never able to recapture. Ex. 61a i J=I08 c yahyah yah C yah yah & yah yah yah yah Ex. 61 b  ...
Gunther Schuller, 1991
6
"Ee-Yah": The Life and Times of Hughie Jennings, Baseball ...
The Life and Times of Hughie Jennings, Baseball Hall of Famer Jack Smiles. the league.” Bullion had a case. Cobb had led the American League in batting in 1919 with a .384 average, and left fielder Bobby Veach was second at .355.
Jack Smiles, 2005
7
You Can't Go Home Again
“—an' I been lookin' at yah an' sorta sizin' yah up while yah been sittin' there. Yah didn't know I was sizin' yah up but that's what I been doin' all the time yah been sittin' there because I'm a great student of youman nature, Mr. Webber, an' I ...
Thomas Wolfe, 2011
8
Lifting Souls to Higher Ground: Gospels, Spirituals, and ...
Kum Ba Yah, My Lord Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah, Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah, Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah, Oh, Lord, Kum ba yah. Someone's cryin' Lord, Kum ba yah, Someone's cryin' Lord, Kum ba yah, Someone's ...
Saundra L Washington, Saundra L. Washington D.D., 2011
9
Settling the Storm: A Guide to Facilitating Grief Groups
Kum Ba Yah, My Lord Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah, Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah, Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah, Oh, Lord, Kum ba yah. Someone's cryin' Lord, Kum ba yah, Someone's cryin' Lord, Kum ba yah, Someone's ...
Saundra L Washington, Saundra L. Washington D.D., 2011
10
(Yehovah): The Divine Name in the Bible
Ikhnaten's naming of the sun-disc “the God-One”).16 Walker surmised that “ whether through Semitic or Egyptian, the Kenite 'Yah' became 'Yah-weh' meaning 'Yah-One,' with tacit monotheistic implication.”17 Walker's view corresponds in ...
G Parke-Taylor, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yah is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Physical Leadership 101: Yah, You're Larger Than Life
Physicality--posture, facial expressions, body language, and movement style--streams big data about what we think and feel. For leaders, that data is received ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
2
Changing their tune on sex assault in Melbourne music venues
Ms Pearson contacted James Young, co-owner of Yah Yah's, and a meeting was arranged with fellow ... Ms Pearson is pleased with the Yah Yah's outcome. «The Age, May 15»
3
Gap yah volunteers not all bad, says new report
'Voluntourism' has come in for plenty of criticism in recent years, but the stereotype of volunteers as well-meaning but incompetent students on gap years may ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
4
Stuart Scott reveals the origin of 'boo-yah' in upcoming memoir
Stuart Scott was a man of countless catchphrases, but none was more popular than “boo-yah!” Scott completed a memoir, Every Day I Fight, before he passed ... «USA TODAY, Feb 15»
5
How Stuart Scott came up with 'boo-yah!'
Writing in Slate last month, Ben Zimmer explored the origins of “boo-yah,” linking it to the West Coast rap scene in the late 1980s and early 90s, where it was ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
6
'Yeah, I'm like, SO backing Microsoft over Google, YAH'
CoTW A close runner-up – but still no cigar – was commentard Pat Att, who, on the news that Google was funding the printing of millions of copies of Charlie ... «The Register, Jan 15»
7
For Al Yah 3, PDR Proves Rewarding For Yahsat + Orbital Sciences
Al Yah 3, which is based on Orbital's GEOStar-3™ platform, is an all Ka- High Throughput Satellite (HTS) to be designed, manufactured and tested at Orbital's ... «SatNews Publishers, Jan 15»
8
Dick Vitale pays tribute to Stuart Scott with 'boo-yah' call after UNC …
After No. 18 North Carolina beat No. 5 Louisville at home on Saturday, announcer Dick Vitale yelled, "boo-yah" multiple times in honor of the late Stuart Scott. «SI.com, Jan 15»
9
Confusing to call those who completed YAH! course 'graduates'
However, I was a little uncomfortable that organiser Monfort Care referred to those who have completed the YAH! course as graduates and that the ceremony ... «TODAYonline, Jan 15»
10
YAH! course reduces fees as 96 seniors graduate
As part of the course, the participants also have to complete a community involvement project in their groups. YAH! said 1,700 seniors have graduated from the ... «TODAYonline, Dec 14»

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