English Explanatory Dictionary

whyja

English dictionary entry

Meanings

contraction
  1. Pronunciation spelling of why d'you.

Pronunciation

wīʹjə /ˈwaɪd͡ʒə/

Word forms

whyja

Etymology

"Why d'you" /ˈwaɪdju/ becomes /ˈwaɪdʒə/ ("whyja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/).

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