yuh

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʌ/
• Rhymes: -ʌ

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Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ya (also nonstandard)

Pronoun

yuh

1. (chiefly Jamaica) you

Etymology 2

Interjection

yuh

1. (slang) Alternative form of yeah

See also

• yuh-uh

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• you, yu

Etymology

From English you.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʌ/, /ˈjʊ/
• Hyphenation: yuh

Pronoun

yuh

1. (in the singular) you

   Yuh nuh have nuh sense. ― You're silly.

   • 1998, Kevin O'Brien Chang, Wayne Chen, Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music (in English), →ISBN, page 66:

     “Meck me get it straight Mass Charlie
     For me no quite undastan,
     Yuh gwine kill all English dialect
     Or jus Jamaica one? […] ”

     Let me get it straight Mr. Charlie
     Because I don't quite understand,
     Are you going to kill all English dialects?
     Or just Jamaica's? […]

2. (in the singular) your

   Keep yuh hands a yuh side. ― Keep your hands by your side.

   • 2017, Marcia Layne, Off Camera (in Jamaican Creole), →ISBN:

     “PASSION: Yu wud trus me wid yuh wheels?
     RAS SIMI: Boss, me wud trus yu wid me life. […] ”

     PASSION: Would you trust me with your wheels?
     RAS SIMI: Boss, I'd trust you with my life. […]

Usage notes

• Jamaican Creole marks a distinction between singular yuh and plural unnu.

Related terms

• mi
• im
• har
• shi
• wi
• unnu
• dem

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 621
• yuh – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juh/

Interjection

yuh

1. (vulgar) Interjection expressing surprise

See also

• çüş
• oha