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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshoura
Pronunciation / Transliteration: u.ʁa
"Houra, nous avons gagné le match !"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Used to express great joy, triumph, or excitement.
"Yippee, school is finally out for the summer holidays!"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the United States in the early 20th century, yippee is an expressive alteration of the older cowboy exclamation yippie or yipe. It combines traditional cries of excitement with expressive phonetic reduplication to signify spontaneous joy and celebration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yippee" is said worldwide
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houra
Transliteration: u.ʁa
"Houra, nous avons gagné le match !"
juchhu
Transliteration: jʊxˈhuː
"Juchhu, wir fahren in den Urlaub!"
evviva
Transliteration: evˈvi.va
"Evviva, siamo finalmente in vacanza!"
yipiri
Transliteration: ʝiˈpi.ɾi
Script: ¡yipiri!
"¡Yipiri, aprobé todos mis exámenes!"
êba
Transliteration: ˈe.bɐ
"Êba, vamos ao parque de diversões!"
बल्ले बल्ले
Transliteration: balle balle
"बल्ले बल्ले, हमारी टीम जीत गई!"
万岁
Transliteration: wàn suì
"万岁，我们可以去游乐园了！"
야호
Transliteration: yaho
"야호, 드디어 방학이다!"
やったー
Transliteration: yattā
"やったー、テストで満点取った！"
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