yámana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Yámana yamana (“person”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝamana/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ma.na] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃamana/ [ˈʃa.ma.na] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒamana/ [ˈʒa.ma.na] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -amana
  • Syllabification: yá‧ma‧na

Adjective

yámana m or f (masculine and feminine plural yámanas)

  1. of the Yaghan people
    Synonym: yagán

Noun

yámana m or f by sense (plural yámanas)

  1. a member of the Yaghan people
    Synonym: yagán

Further reading

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