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yah¹

  • /jʌː/
  • /jɑː/

Rhymes with -ʌː, -ɑː

Where it comes from

An alternative pronunciation, equivalent of yeah and yes.

adverb

  1. Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa Yes. Yah, we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.

interjection

  1. An expression uttered to encourage a horse to run faster.

yah²

  • /jɑː/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

From the pronunciation of “yes” which such people use.

noun yahs

  1. UK, informal An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.

yah³

Where it comes from

From you.

pronoun

  1. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of you "Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag. She reached for it. Her step-sister snatched the bag away and socked her hard in the arm instead.

Yah⁴

  • /jɑː/ UK
  • /jɑ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Transliteration of Hebrew יָהּ (Yāh)

proper noun Jah

  1. alternative Alternative form of Jah more closely representing the Hebrew pronunciation

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tis, yeah, thought, yep, yup, yes, aye, giddyap, weh, gae, lim, giddap, ouais, toh, yebo, as well

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intj expression used to encourage a horse to run faster

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"yah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

yah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yah

Chicago

"yah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yah.

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@misc{yah_2026,
  title = {yah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}