jaja

From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".

jaja

1. An exclamation of disappointed, reluctant or exasperated/annoyed agreement.

   Husk nu at holde øje med din søster! / Jaja, det skal jeg nok!

   Do remember to keep an eye on your sister! / Yes, I will! [with the implication that the reminder has been made repeatedly before]

• jojo

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.ʒa/

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Clipping of jamais with reduplication.

jaja

1. (informal) never in a million years

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

jaja m or f (plural jajas)

1. (slang) table wine

   Synonyms: pinard, vin de table

   • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN:

     Bref un matin il fait son tour et moi je me réveille pas — c’est pour ça que j’aime pas la jaja, j’aurais pas bu la veille, je l’aurais senti se lever.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

jaja

1. maternal grandmother, mother's mother

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɒjɒ]
• Hyphenation: ja‧ja
• Rhymes: -jɒ

From ja (“yep”), literally "yeah-yeah" or "yep-yep".

jaja

1. (informal) Indicates approval or understanding of a trivial statement; reassurance of agreement.

   Akkor ma este lesz a meccs, ugye? – Jaja.

   So the match is today, right? – Yep yep.

• ja

jaj (“woe”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

jaja

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of jaj

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaja]

jaja

1. genitive singular of jajo
2. nominative plural of jajo
3. accusative plural of jajo

From ja (“yes”), literally "yesyes".

jaja

1. An exclamation of disappointed or reluctant agreement.

• jojo

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.ja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ja‧ja

jaja n

1. inflection of jajo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

• giaja

From Spanish yaya (“grandma”), or from Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaja/

jaja m (plural jajas)

1. grandmother, grandma

   Antonym: jaju

• mama

jaja (Cyrillic spelling јаја)

1. nominative plural of jaje
2. genitive plural of jaje
3. accusative plural of jaje
4. vocative plural of jaje

Onomatopoeic.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxaxa/ [ˈxa.xa]
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ja‧ja

jaja

1. haha

 

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jaja (n class, plural jaja)

1. a daisy-like plant (plant with yellow and blue flowers)

Reduplication of ja. "Yeah yeah" should provide better intuition than "yes yes."

jaja

1. Expresses reluctant agreement.

   Jaja, okej då, du får en häst

   Yeah yeah, alright, I'll buy you a horse

2. Expresses impatience or irritation or the like.

   Jaja, vi har inte tid att snacka mer. Nu åker vi!

   But whatever, we don't have time for any more chit-chat. Let's go!

3. (with the first "ja" emphasized) aah (I see)

• aja
• jojo

• jaja in Svensk ordbok (SO)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-jaja^?

1. (intransitive) to be naked

This verb needs an inflection-table template.