yux

Translingual

Symbol

yux

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Southern Yukaghir.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Southern Yukaghir terms

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English ʒixin, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“to yawn”). Cognate with English yex (“to burp, hiccup, etc.”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʊks/

Verb

yux

  1. to sob, to weep loudly
    • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 18:
      An thaar zit down an yux our vill,
      And there sit down and sob our fill,

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131
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