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Translingual
Symbol
yot
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yoti.
English
Etymology 1
From Greek γιοτ (giot), from German Jot. Doublet of iota.
Noun
yot (plural yots)
- The letter Ϳϳ, an uncommon variant of Jj used in Greek linguistics.
Etymology 2
Probably from an alteration of yet, yote (“to melt, weld”). More at yet, yote.
Verb
yot (third-person singular simple present yots, present participle yotting, simple past and past participle yotted)
- (dialectal) To unite closely; to fasten; to rivet.
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Anagrams
French
Noun
yot m (plural yots)
- yot
Kankanaey
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qiut. Compare Ilocano iyot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjot/
- Rhymes: -ot
- Syllabification: yot
Noun
yot
- sexual intercourse
Derived terms
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “yut”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII), Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 508
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Borrowed from German Jod.
Noun
yot
- iodine