yaqa

Fijian

Verb

yaqa

(intransitive) to creep, to crawl (used especially for insects and bugs)
Synonym: qasi

yaqa (yaqa-va)

(transitive) to creep to, on or over

Usage notes

The verbs yaqa and yaqava should only be used for creatures with legs. For creatures with no legs such as worms, snakes and eels, one should use dolo.

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		یاقا‎

Alternative forms

yaxa

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yaka. Doublet of yaxa, from Azerbaijani yaxa. Cognate to Kazakh жаға (jağa), etc.

Pronunciation

(Talxâbî) IPA^(key): [jaqqa]
(Xarrâbî) IPA^(key): [jaqa]

Noun

yaqa (definite accusative yaqanı, plural yaqalar)

collar

Declension

Declension of yaqa

	singular	plural
nominative	yaqa	yaqalar
genitive	yaqayn	yaqalarıyn
dative	yaqaqa	yaqalarqa
definite accusative	yaqanı	yaqaları
locative	yaqaça	yaqalarça
ablative	yaqada(n)	yaqalarda(n)
instrumental	yaqala(n)	yaqalarla(n)
equative	yaqavâra	yaqalarvâra
quantitative	yaqaqadar	yaqalarqadar

References

Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Hopi

Noun

yaqa

nose (body part)

Quechua

Adverb

yaqa

almost, nearly

Numeral

yaqa

quarter, one fourth

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