jà

See also: ja

Eastern Maninkakan

Alternative scripts

• ߖߊ߭ (nko)

Noun

jà

1. drought

   Synonym: kɔ́ɔlɔ

Alternative scripts

• ߖߊ߬ (nko)

Verb

jà

1. to dry, tighten

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin iam. Cognate with Portuguese já, Spanish ya, Italian già.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa/

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Adverb

jà

1. (archaic) already

Synonyms

• déjà (contemporary French)

Further reading

• “jà”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italiot Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek διά (diá).

Preposition

jà

1. for

Middle Vietnamese

Adjective

jà

1. Alternative spelling of già

References

• Alexandre de Rhodes (1651) “jà”, in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (in Middle Vietnamese, Latin, and Portuguese), Rome: Propaganda Fide

Rawang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɑ˧˩/

Etymology 1

Noun

jà

1. gold.

Synonyms

• shé
• zaq

Etymology 2

Noun

jà

1. close friend; buddy; mate.