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Ya vs Yuh - What's the difference?

ya | yuh | Alternative forms |

Yuh is a alternative form of ya.



As pronouns the difference between ya and yuh

is that ya is eye dialect of lang=en while yuh is you.

As an interjection ya

is yeah, yes.

As an adverb ya

is yea; yes.

As a noun ya

is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.

As an initialism YA

is youth Authority.

ya

English

Etymology 1

Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of .

Pronoun

(English Pronouns)
    • Yo homes, smell ya later!
    Usage notes
    Only used in unstressed contexts.
    Derived terms
    * -cha * chewie on ya boot * -ja * love ya * see ya * smell ya later * there ya go * whaddaya

    See also

    * yer

    Etymology 2

    Apparently from (etyl) ja and cognates in other Germanic languages; related to English yeah.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (informal) Yeah, yes.

    • Etymology 3

    Variation of hyah.

    Interjection

    (en-interjection)
  • (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

    • Etymology 4

    From (etyl) ya, from (etyl) . More at yea.

    Alternative forms

    * yaa, yaw, yah, yha

    Adverb

    (-)
  • yea; yes
  • * 1806 , Jamieson, Pop. Ballads :
    • 'Ya , wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, [...]'
  • * 1894 , W. G. Stevenson, Puddin' iii. :
    • Ya , auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me.
  • * 1896 , Ackworth, Clog Shop Chron. :
    • Ya , bur 'ee did, [...]

    Etymology 5

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    yuh

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ya also nonstandard

    Pronoun

    (head)
  • (chiefly, Jamaica) you