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Я

Я letter: used to represent R in Russian contexts.

Letter

Я

  1. (letter) Used to represent R in Russian contexts.
    • "Яussia" - what other languages misuse letters associated with a particular society?2010 May 7, Selenolycus, “Archived copy”, in r/linguistics, Reddit, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2026
    • ComЯade Яichie was well liked in Яussia, we neveЯ foЯGet an old seЯvice man!2026 July 13, Beniem, “Archived copy”, in r/eddieandrichie, Reddit, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2026

Origin of Я

Orthographic borrowing from Russian Я (Ja), faux Cyrillic.

Questions about Я

What does Я mean?
Я means used to represent R in Russian contexts.
What part of speech is Я?
Я is a letter.

Words near Я in the dictionary

  1. χʷɛmaɬkʷu
  2. ω-3 fatty acid
  3. ω-3 fatty acids
  4. ω-6 fatty acid
  5. ω-6 fatty acids
  6. Я
  7. ᴀ
  8. ᴄ
  9. ᴄʜ
  10. ᴋ
  11. ᴛ

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Я (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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