yahu
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See also: Yahu
Ternate
Pronunciation
Verb
yahu
- (transitive) to force, compel
Conjugation
| Conjugation of yahu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | toyahu | foyahu | miyahu | |
| 2nd | noyahu | niyahu | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | oyahu | iyahu, yoyahu† | |
| Feminine | moyahu | |||
| Neuter | iyahu | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاهو (yāhū, “Oh God!, See here!”, interj.), from یا (yā, “O!”, interj.) + هو (hū, “he, it, any individual talked to, (in Sufism) God”), from Arabic يَا (yā) + هُوَ (huwa). Cognates with Azerbaijani yahu.
Pronunciation
Interjection
yahu!
- (colloquial) Hey!, Look here!.
- (colloquial) Used additionally to draw attention to what was said.
- Biz onları kahvaltı niyetine yeriz, yahu. ― We'll eat them for breakfast!
- Birbirimizi görmeyeli uzun zaman oldu, yahu. ― It's been so long we haven't seen each other!
- Sadece küçücük bir beyaz yalan, yahu. ― It's just a tiny white lie!
- (colloquial) Used to emphasize pleading in a sentence.
- Zavallı adama biraz şefkatli davran, yahu. ― Treat the poor man a little kindly!
- Neden küstünüz bilmiyorum ama barışın gitsin, yahu. ― I don't know why you're cross with each other but just make up already!
Derived terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یاهو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2196
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “یاهو”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1346
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yahu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “yahu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “yahu¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5161
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