yasyas

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /jasˈjas/ [jɐsˈjas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: yas‧yas

Adjective

yasyás (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜐ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

1. made smooth or smaller by scraping or shaving

   Synonym: kayas

Derived terms

• magyasyas
• pagyayasyas
• yasyasan
• yasyasin

 

Noun

yasyás (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜐ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

1. act of scraping or shaving the edge of edges of something to make it smooth or smaller

   Synonyms: kayas, pagkayas, pagkakayas

2. manner of making something smooth or smaller by scraping or shaving

   Synonyms: pagkakayas, pagkakakayas

Related terms

• yagasyas

 

See also

• gasgas

 

Further reading

• “yasyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• saysay