yea

(İngilizce)

Karşısında
nay
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/jeɪ/
Etimoloji (İngilizce)

In summary

From Middle English ye, ȝea, ya, ȝa, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”), from Proto-West Germanic *jā. The modern pronunciation shows an irregular development of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ in the standard language, probably from association with the antonym nay.

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