English
Etymology
OE. term|gea|ġ�a, from Ger. *term||j�. Cognate with Dutch term|ja|langnl, German term|ja|langde, Swedish term|ja|lang=sv.
Pronunciation
AHD|y�, IPA|/jeɪ/, SAMPA|/jeI/
audio|en-us-yea.ogg|Audio (US)
:Homophones: yay
:Rhymes:English:-eɪ|Rhymes: -eɪ
Adverb
en-adv|-
- archaic yes
- thus|Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture)
#:The pony was yea high.
Synonyms
sense|yes aye, yep, yes, yup
Interjection
en-intj
- context|in some dialects of American English, including Southern, Western, and African American Vernacular yeah, right, yes
af:yea
es:yea
fr:yea
io:yea
it:yea
te:yea
vi:yea
zh:yea
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