Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yus

/jʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: yus
IPA: /jʊs/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

particle

Alternative form of yes.

noun

Either of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The only major Slavic language retaining these sounds is Polish, which is written in the Latin alphabet.

noun

plural of yu

name

plural of Yu

Example Sentences

"Yus, to live in dirt, I feel is a `orrid degradation; but one thing I'd like to know, is it wus than living on it?"
"Wych Street? Yus, of course I knoo Wych Street. Used to go there with some of the boys -- when I was Covent Garden way."

Etymology

Dialectal form of yes.

Inflected Forms

yuses (plural) jus (alternative)

Phrases

big yus little yus

Rhymes With

puss wuss schuss use news lose whose choose who's views ill-use shoes

Questions

How do you pronounce yus?: The recorded pronunciation is /jʊs/.
What does yus mean?: Alternative form of yes.
Where does yus come from?: Dialectal form of yes.

How to pronounce yus

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