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English

yer

/ˈjɛ(ə)/ · adv

Meaning

  1. Pronunciation spelling of yeah (“yes”).
  2. Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
  3. Pronunciation spelling of you (plural or singular).
  4. Pronunciation spelling of you're (“you are”).
  5. Pronunciation spelling of your.
  6. A member of Generation Y.

Etymology / origin

Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/jəː/) and a non-high vowel (/ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/jəɹ ʌɪ nəʊ/).

  1. ер(Russian)→
  2. yer (English)
  3. Relations: bor

Related words

ер(Russian)

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