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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin gemma.
Noun
yema f (plural yemes)
- yolk (yellow of egg)
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Tagalog yema.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ye‧ma
- IPA(key): /ˈjema/,
Noun
yema
- a sweet custard candy ball made with egg yolks and condensed milk
- Synonym: yemas
Fala
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Latin gemma (“bud of a plant, gemstone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
yema f (plural yemas)
- yolk
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Ga'anda
Noun
yèma
- (Ga'anda) water
Synonyms
References
- Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:
- Ga'anda yèma , Gabin yème
Lindu
Adverb
yema
- who
Old Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin gemma.
Noun
yema f
- yolk (of an egg)
1250, Alfonso X,
Lapidario fol. 22v:
- Et su color es assi como yema de ueuo.
- And its colour is similar to that of egg yolk.
- bud, shoot
Descendants
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma.
Verb
-yéma
- to stop
Inflection
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish yema, inherited from Latin gemma. Doublet of gema.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝema/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃema/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒema/
- Rhymes: -ema
- Syllabification: ye‧ma
Noun
yema f (plural yemas)
- egg yolk
Le quité las yemas a los huevos antes de mezclarlos en el guacamole.- I removed the yolk from the eggs before mixing them in the guac.
- tip (of a finger)
Ponga la yema de su pulgar sobre la superficie.- Please put the tip of your thumb on the surface.
- (botany) bud; shoot
- Synonyms: botón, retoño, brote, vástago, pimpollo
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Tabancale
Noun
yema
- water
References
- Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Cebuano yema / yemas.
Pronunciation
Noun
yéma (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜋ)
- a sweet custard candy ball or pyramid made with egg yolks, condensed milk, sugar or butter, and other additional ingredients, dipped in a sweet syrup and usually wrapped in cellophane
- (cooking) egg yolk
- Synonyms: pula ng itlog, burok, apyak
See also
Further reading