yahu
See also: Yahu
Ternate
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]yahu
- (transitive) to force, compel
Conjugation
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | toyahu | foyahu | miyahu | |
| 2nd person | noyahu | niyahu | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | oyahu | iyahu yoyahu (archaic) | |
| feminine | moyahu | |||
| neuter | iyahu | |||
References
[edit]- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاهو (yāhū),[1][2] from یا (yā, “o!”) + هو (hū, “any individual talked to, (in Sufism) God”), from Arabic يَا (yā) + هُوَ (huwa).[3] Cognate of Azerbaijani yahu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]yahu
- (colloquial) hey, over here
- Synonym: hey
- (colloquial) Draws attention.
- Sadece küçücük bir beyaz yalan, yahu. ― It's just a tiny white lie!
- (colloquial) Expresses pity.
- Zavallı adama biraz şefkatli davran, yahu. ― Show some kindness to the poor man!
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یاهو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2196
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “یاهو”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1346
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yahu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
[edit]- “yahu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “yahu¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5161
Huwa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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- Ternate terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ternate lemmas
- Ternate verbs
- Ternate transitive verbs
- Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Arabic
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish interjections
- Turkish colloquialisms
- Turkish terms with usage examples