Hyar vs Hyah - What's the difference?
hyar | hyah |
As an adverb hyar is (dialectal) here. As a verb hyar is (dialectal) hear. As an interjection hyah is a call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to move forward or proceed or hyah can be (martial arts) a vocalisation used when performing a technique or striking a blow.
hyar English
Adverb
( en adverb)
(dialectal) here
* 1875 , -
- Who CALL me? Listen down de ribber, Dinah! Don’t you hyar
- Somebody holl’in’ “Hoo, Jim, hoo?” My Sarah died las’ y’ar;
- IS dat black angel done come back to call ole Jim f’om hyar ?
Verb
( head)
(dialectal) hear
* 1875 , -
- Who CALL me? Listen down de ribber, Dinah! Don’t you hyar
- Somebody holl’in’ “Hoo, Jim, hoo?” My Sarah died las’ y’ar;
- IS dat black angel done come back to call ole Jim f’om hyar?
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hyah English
Etymology 1
Perhaps from a variant of
Alternative forms
* ya
Interjection
( en-interjection)
a call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to move forward or proceed
- Hyah''', mule! '''Hyah !
Etymology 2
Variation of kiai.
Alternative forms
* hi-yah
Interjection
( en-interjection)
(martial arts) a vocalisation used when performing a technique or striking a blow |
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