Definition/Meaning of yeah

• English - Adverb: yeah ( not comparable ) ( informal ) Yes . Synonyms ( agreement ) : yes , yep , yup , aye , ya , yea , uh-huh ( joy ) : hurrah , hurray , woohoo , yay , yippee Translations Note: Many languages have no equivalent of this word; in those cases , the translations given here are for yes .
• English - Interjection: yeah Expressing joy , celebration , glee , etc . Yeah! We did it! Derived terms yeah right Translations
• English - Etymology: Wikipedia From a variation of yea , itself from Middle English ya , ye , from Old English ġēa ( “ yes ” ), from Proto-Germanic *ja ( “ yes; thus , so ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *yē ( “ already ” ). Cognate with Dutch ja , German ja , Danish ja , Bokmål ja , Nynorsk ja and Swedish ja . Interestingly , modern "yeah" maintains nearly the same pronunciation as its Old English ancestor (Old…
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : [jɛə̯] , [jɛ.ə] , or [jæə̯] Rhymes: -ɛə
• English - References: ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language , Fourth Edition , 2000 ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary , Unabridged . 2003.