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Javanese
Romanization
yadi
- Romanization of ꦪꦢꦶ
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀬𑀤𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- यदि (Devanagari script)
- যদি (Bengali script)
- යදි (Sinhalese script)
- ယဒိ or ယၻိ (Burmese script)
- ยทิ or ยะทิ (Thai script)
- ᨿᨴᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ຍທິ or ຍະທິ or ຢະທິ (Lao script)
- យទិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄠𑄘𑄨 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit यदि (yadi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyádi. Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit 𐨩𐨡𐨁 (yadi).
Conjunction
yadi
- if
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yádi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “yadi”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English yard.
Pronunciation
Noun
yadi (n class, plural yadi)
- yard (three feet)
- Synonym: wari
References
- ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 54: “The English-derived Swahili words for units of distance and time include futi (foot), inchi (inch), kilometa (kilometer), maili (mile), yadi (yard), and sekunde (second), all spelled according to their Bantu adaptations.”