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jas

jas is the plural of ja.

Meaning of ja

Noun

ja (plural jas or ja)

  1. (Korean units of measure) Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.
    Synonyms:
    Korean foot

See all 3 meanings of ja

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Jas

Jas

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Jasper.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine or any of its variant spellings.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name James.
    Synonyms:
    Jaime, Jamie, Jem, Jemmy

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Jas

Jas

  1. (abbreviation, dated) Abbreviation of James.
    • EDITED BY HER BROTHER-IN-LAW, REV. JAS. PATON, B.A.1894, Maggie Whitecross Paton, edited by James Paton, Letters and Sketches from the New Hebrides, London: Hodder and Stoughton […], →OCLC, title page
    Synonyms:
    Jam.

Synonyms of jas

Forms of jas

alternative formJaz
alternative formJazz
alternative formJas.

Origin of jas

Clipping.

Abbreviation.

Questions about jas

What does jas mean?
Jas means a diminutive of the male given name Jasper.
What is jas the plural of?
Jas is the plural of ja.
What part of speech is jas?
Jas is a proper noun.

Words near jas in the dictionary

  1. Jarvis Island
  2. jarvy
  3. Jary
  4. jarya
  5. jaryas
  6. jas
  7. Jas.
  8. Jasaan
  9. JASAD
  10. JASDF
  11. Jase

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jas (page history and authors); Jas (page history and authors); ja (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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