yá

Etymology

From Latin iam. Compare Spanish ya.

Adverb

yá

1. now
2. already
3. in the near future; soon
4. immediately
5. anymore; no longer
6. emphatical

   ¡Yá lo sé!

   I know!

   not only...

7. (after or before sí) (emphatical) yes, of course

   sí, yá lo sé

   yes, I know

8. (before que) since, as

   yá que tas equí

   as you're here

Noun

yá

1. water

References

• V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009)

Noun

yá

1. hair

Romanization

yá (Zhuyin ㄧㄚˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 牙
2. Pinyin transcription of 芽
3. Pinyin transcription of 雁
4. Pinyin transcription of 伢
5. Pinyin transcription of 厓
6. Pinyin transcription of 堐
7. Pinyin transcription of 岈
8. Pinyin transcription of 崕
9. Pinyin transcription of 崖
10. Pinyin transcription of 枒
11. Pinyin transcription of 桠
12. Pinyin transcription of 椏
13. Pinyin transcription of 涯
14. Pinyin transcription of 漄
15. Pinyin transcription of 犽
16. Pinyin transcription of 猚
17. Pinyin transcription of 理
18. Pinyin transcription of 睗
19. Pinyin transcription of 笌
20. Pinyin transcription of 蚜
21. Pinyin transcription of 衙
22. 邤
23. Pinyin transcription of 額
24. Pinyin transcription of 顑
25. Pinyin transcription of 齖
26. Pinyin transcription of 睚

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Cognate with Sarcee naakʼos, Chipewyan yaa, Beaver yaa, Carrier yaah, Sekani yaa, Ahtna yaa, and with Ket ēs.

Verb

yá

1. leave

References

• R. Blench, Beboid Comparative