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Yah vs Ayah - What's the difference?

yah | ayah |

Ayah is a synonym of yah.

Ayah is a derived term of yah.



As nouns the difference between yah and ayah

is that yah is an upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger while ayah is a verse in the Quran.

As an adverb yah

is yes.

As a proper noun Yah

is alternative form of Jah|lang=en.

yah

English

Etymology 1

An alternative pronunciation, akin to yeah.

Adverb

(-)
  • (UK, India, South Africa) Yes.
    • Yah , we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.

    Etymology 2

    From the pronunciation of “yes” which such people use.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, informal) An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.

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    ayah

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A verse in the Quran.
  • A native female servant or maid, especially working for Europeans in South Asia.
  • * 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘Watches of the Night’, Plain Tales from the Hills , Folio 2005, p. 59:
    • She manufactured the Station scandal, and—talked to her ayah .

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