jes

Finnish

p

Definitions

(colloquial) yes! used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement

Etymology

Borrowed from English yes.

Origin

English

yes

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

yes English
yes-man English
yesable English
yesish English
yesman English
yessir English
yessiree English
yeswoman English
jees Finnish
yes Dutch, Flemish
yes French
イエス Japanese
yes Middle English
yes Danish
jes Esperanto
jes Serbo-Croatian
jess Icelandic
yes Tok Pisin

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