jo

Meaning

yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant or ponderous manner.

Concepts

yeah

yep

Synonyms

ja

joa

Translations

ouais

أَيْوَة

إِيَّة

آ

ja

jawel

sim

tá

aham

sí

sip

sí

ναι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɔː/

Etymology

Cognate with English: yo

Cognate with Low German: ja, jo

Cognate with Swedish: jo

Cognate with Middle English: yo

In summary

Alteration of ja (“yes”) or the respective dialectal cognates. Compare English yo, Swedish jo.