Standard Lemma guide

JA

adv · name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: Y AA1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Yes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, informal, not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

Abbreviation of Japan: a country in East Asia (NATO country code).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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3

name

Meaning 3

Abbreviation of Jamaica: a country in the Caribbean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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4

name

Meaning 4

Abbreviation of Jalisco: a state of Mexico.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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5

name

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of Jambi: a province of Indonesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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6

name

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of Jammu and Kashmir: a union territory of India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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7

name

Meaning 7

Abbreviation of judge or justice of a court of appeal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, postpositional

Topics: law

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8

name

Meaning 8

Young Alternative for Germany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: German

Topics: government, politics

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Korean units of measure

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Korean foot

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans ja (“yes”), from Dutch ja (“yes”). More at yea.

Borrowed from German JA (“Junge Alternative für Deutschland”).

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 자 (ja).