yax
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Yauma with x as a placeholder.
Symbol
yax
Chuj
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *ra7x.
Adjective
yax
Huave
Noun
yax
References
- Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert, Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence, Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso, Ponce Villanueva, Tereso, Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24)[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 184, 192, 407
Q'anjob'al
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *ra7x.
Adjective
yax
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɡs
- Syllabification: yax
Noun
yax m (plural yaxes)
Further reading
- “yax”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea
Sui
Pronunciation
- (Sandong) IPA(key): /ja˥˧/
Noun
yax
Tzeltal
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *ra7x.
Adjective
yax
Wastek
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *ra7x.
Adjective
yax
Wolof
Etymology
Cognate with Laalaa ƴoh.
Noun
yax (definite form yax bi)
- bone
- crux of the matter
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 260