jelda

Serbo-Croatian

/jéldâ/

particle
Definitions
  • (informal) interrogative particle used in tag questions, asking for an affirmation to a polar question; right?, is it?, is it not?, isn't it so?

Etymology

Compound from Serbo-Croatian je (is) + Serbo-Croatian li (if)+ Serbo-Croatian da (yes).

Origin

Serbo-Croatian

da

Gloss

yes

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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • *da Proto-Slavic
  • *li Proto-Slavic
  • da Serbo-Croatian
  • je Serbo-Croatian
  • kamoli Serbo-Croatian
  • li Serbo-Croatian