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Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.
Verb
-yeta
- to do
- to make
Inflection
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeta/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeta/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeta/
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: ye‧ta
Adjective
yeta m or f (masculine and feminine plural yetas)
- (Rioplatense, colloquial) Jinxed, unlucky (of a person)
Noun
yeta f (plural yetas)
- (Rioplatense, colloquial) Bad luck, misfortune
Further reading
- “yeta” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010