ya

1. (UK dialectal, West Country, Northern England, Scotland) yea; yesExamples: "'Ya, wilt thou!' said Wallace, 'then tak thee that, […]'"; "Ya, auld man, ye ken fine ye wad like me."; "Ya, bur 'ee did, […]"

1. (informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

1. (informal, Singapore, Malaysia) Yes, yeah (used to express affirmation)

1. (Singlish, Manglish) Used to form a confirmation-seeking tag question, expecting an affirmative response.Examples: "What about yourself Mr Chee, never look a day older, you'll see the rest of us six feet under… Really you look very well. I heard you went for new treatment in Switzerland ya?…"

1. (especially publishing) Initialism of young adultExamples: "22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ While Collins does include a love triangle, a coming-of-age story, and other YA-friendly elements in the mix, they serve as a Trojan horse to smuggle readers into a hopeless world where love becomes a stratagem and growing up is a matter of basic survival."