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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English ȝaren, ȝurren, ȝeorren, from Old English ġeorran, ġirran, gyrran (“to sound, chatter, grunt, creak, grate”), from Proto-Germanic *gerraną (“to creak”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise, rattle, gurgle, grumble”). Cognate with Scots yarr, yirr (“to snarl, growl, quarrel, cause trouble”), Middle High German girren (“to roar, cry, rattle, chatter”).
Alternative forms
Verb
yar (third-person singular simple present yars, present participle yarring, simple past and past participle yarred)
- (intransitive) To snarl; to gnar.
- (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To growl, especially like a dog; quarrel; to be captious or troublesome.
Etymology 2
Uncertain.
Adjective
yar (comparative more yar, superlative most yar)
- (UK dialectal) Sour; brackish.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Middle English yar, ȝar, variants of yare, ȝare, from Old English ġearu (“ready”), from Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz.
Alternative forms
Adjective
yar (comparative yarer, superlative yarest)
- (nautical, of a vessel, especially sailboat) Quick and agile; easy to hand, reef and steer.
- 1939, The Philadelphia Story written by Philip Barry
- My, she was yar...It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, right. Everything a boat should be, until she develops dry rot.
1958, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library:...to make a ship best weighed, or yarest in her going.
- 1993 Captain McAllister, The Simpsons ep. 1F06
- Arr, here be a fine vessel: the yarest river-going boat there be.
Synonyms
Anagrams
- -ary, Ary, Ayr, RYA, Ray, ary, ayr, ra'y, ray, rya, γ ray, γ-ray
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian یار (yâr).
Pronunciation
Noun
yar (definite accusative yarı, plural yarlar)
- (poetic) beloved, sweetheart
- (dated) friend
- (dated) helper
- Allah yar olsun! (idiomatic) ― Godspeed! (literally, “may God be the helper”)
Declension
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *yarā (compare Welsh iâr).
Noun
yar f (plural yer)
- hen
Cornish
Etymology
From Old Cornish yar, from Proto-Celtic *yarā (compare Welsh iâr).
Noun
yar f (plural yer)
- chicken, hen
Derived terms
Kalasha
Noun
yar
- friend
Synonyms
Middle English
Determiner
yar
- (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of þeir
Old Cornish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *yarā.
Noun
yar
- chicken, hen
Descendants
Somali
Etymology
Compare Hausa (yārṑ, “boy”).
Adjective
yar
- small, little
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Borrowed from German Jahr (“year”).
Noun
yar
- year
- Synonym: yia
- Pleiades
- a kind of tree (Casuarina sp.) (clarification of this definition is needed)
References
- Murphy, John J. (1985) The Book of Pidgin English = Buk Bilong Tok Pisin, revised edition, Robert Brown & Associates, →ISBN, page 110
- Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008) Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 123
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish یار (yar, “precipice”), from Proto-Turkic *yār (“precipice, steep bank”). Compare Old Turkic (yār, “steep slope”). More at яр.
Pronunciation
Noun
yar (definite accusative yarı, plural yarlar)
- cliff, scarp, precipice
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
yar
- second-person singular imperative of yarmak
Etymology 3
Noun
yar (definite accusative yari, plural yarler)
- Alternative spelling of yâr
References
Yola
Contraction
yar
- Alternative form of y'art
1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:Y'ar welcome hartille, yar welcome, joyes.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 130