jawohl

German

Etymology

From ja (“yes”) with the emphatic wohl placed after it, meaning “it is willed”. Compare Dutch jawel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jaːˈvoːl/
    • Audio (Germany)(file)
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /jaˈvoːl/, /jaˈvɔl/
    • Audio (Germany)(file)

Interjection

jawohl

  1. (respectful, emphatic) yes
  2. (military) yessir; yes sir

Descendants
  • → Istriot: iavòl

Further reading
  • “jawohl” in Duden online
  • “jawohl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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