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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.
Hopi
Noun
yaqa
- nose (body part)
Quechua
Adverb
yaqa
- almost, nearly
Numeral
yaqa
- quarter, one fourth
Salar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yaka. Cognate to Azerbaijani yaxa, Gagauz, Turkish, and Turkmen yaka, etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
yaqa (3rd person possessive yaqası, plural yaqalar)
- collar
- side, edge
References
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “yaqa”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 350
- Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “yaqa”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 122