jawel
Dutch (Brabantic)
/jaːˈʋɛl/
adv
Definitions
- An emphatic yes, to indicate strong agreement, or dissent in reply to a negative statement or question
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish ja (yes, yeah, yes yea, yes of yea) + Dutch, Flemish wel (well, good, indeed).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
wel
Gloss
well, good, indeed
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
井
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ja Dutch, Flemish
- ja-stem Dutch, Flemish
- ja-stemmer Dutch, Flemish
- jawadde Dutch, Flemish
- jawoord Dutch, Flemish
- jeweetwel Dutch, Flemish
- ofwel Dutch, Flemish
- onwel Dutch, Flemish
- wel Dutch, Flemish
- welbespraakt Dutch, Flemish
- weldoener Dutch, Flemish
- weldoorvoed Dutch, Flemish
- weleer Dutch, Flemish
- welgang Dutch, Flemish
- welgesteld Dutch, Flemish
- weliswaar Dutch, Flemish
- welluidend Dutch, Flemish
- welnee Dutch, Flemish
- welsprekend Dutch, Flemish
- welvaart Dutch, Flemish
- welvaren Dutch, Flemish
- wonderwel Dutch, Flemish
- ja Middle Dutch
- wel Middle Dutch
- ja Afrikaans