yay

• восклицание, выражающее радость, восторг, ликование или одобрение

An exclamation used to express joy, excitement, triumph, or enthusiastic approval in response to positive news, events, or achievements.

1. Expression of joy or celebrationA1informal

   Used to express happiness, excitement, or triumph when something good happens or is announced.

   Выражение радости или ликования

   • Yay! We finally passed the exam!
   • The concert starts in an hour. Yay!
   • Yay, it's the weekend!

2. Expression of enthusiastic approvalA2informal

   Used to show strong support, agreement, or encouragement for an idea, plan, or someone's achievement.

   Выражение восторженного одобрения

   • Yay for the new policy!
   • Three cheers for the team. Yay!
   • She got the promotion! Yay!

• Существительное, обозначающее ветвь тайских языков, языковой семьи, на которой говорят в некоторых частях Юго-Восточной Азии.

A noun referring to a branch of the Tai languages, a language family spoken in parts of Southeast Asia.

proper noun

1. A branch of the Tai languagesC2formal

   A subgroup of the Tai language family, spoken in parts of Southeast Asia.

   Ветвь тайских языков

   • The Yay language is part of the larger Tai-Kadai family.
   • Linguists study the Yay branch to understand historical language shifts.
   • Some dialects within the Yay branch are mutually intelligible.