See also: yakuzą and Yakuza

English edit

Etymology edit

From Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈjakuza/, /jəˈkuːzə/
    • (file)

Noun edit

yakuza (plural yakuza or yakuzas)

  1. A Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuza)
  2. A member of a Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuzas)

Coordinate terms edit

  • bratva (Russian organized crime)
  • mafia (Italian organized crime)
  • mob (organized crime)
  • tong (Chinese organized crime)
  • triad (Southeast Asian organized crime)
  • cartel (Latin American organized crime syndicate)

Translations edit

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑkuzɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝kuzɑ̝]

Noun edit

yakuza

  1. yakuza (organized crime group or its member)

Declension edit

Inflection of yakuza (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative yakuza yakuzat
genitive yakuzan yakuzoiden
yakuzoitten
yakuzojen
partitive yakuzaa yakuzoita
yakuzoja
illative yakuzaan yakuzoihin
singular plural
nominative yakuza yakuzat
accusative nom. yakuza yakuzat
gen. yakuzan
genitive yakuzan yakuzoiden
yakuzoitten
yakuzojen
yakuzainrare
partitive yakuzaa yakuzoita
yakuzoja
inessive yakuzassa yakuzoissa
elative yakuzasta yakuzoista
illative yakuzaan yakuzoihin
adessive yakuzalla yakuzoilla
ablative yakuzalta yakuzoilta
allative yakuzalle yakuzoille
essive yakuzana yakuzoina
translative yakuzaksi yakuzoiksi
abessive yakuzatta yakuzoitta
instructive yakuzoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of yakuza (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzani yakuzani
accusative nom. yakuzani yakuzani
gen. yakuzani
genitive yakuzani yakuzoideni
yakuzoitteni
yakuzojeni
yakuzainirare
partitive yakuzaani yakuzoitani
yakuzojani
inessive yakuzassani yakuzoissani
elative yakuzastani yakuzoistani
illative yakuzaani yakuzoihini
adessive yakuzallani yakuzoillani
ablative yakuzaltani yakuzoiltani
allative yakuzalleni yakuzoilleni
essive yakuzanani yakuzoinani
translative yakuzakseni yakuzoikseni
abessive yakuzattani yakuzoittani
instructive
comitative yakuzoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzasi yakuzasi
accusative nom. yakuzasi yakuzasi
gen. yakuzasi
genitive yakuzasi yakuzoidesi
yakuzoittesi
yakuzojesi
yakuzaisirare
partitive yakuzaasi yakuzoitasi
yakuzojasi
inessive yakuzassasi yakuzoissasi
elative yakuzastasi yakuzoistasi
illative yakuzaasi yakuzoihisi
adessive yakuzallasi yakuzoillasi
ablative yakuzaltasi yakuzoiltasi
allative yakuzallesi yakuzoillesi
essive yakuzanasi yakuzoinasi
translative yakuzaksesi yakuzoiksesi
abessive yakuzattasi yakuzoittasi
instructive
comitative yakuzoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzamme yakuzamme
accusative nom. yakuzamme yakuzamme
gen. yakuzamme
genitive yakuzamme yakuzoidemme
yakuzoittemme
yakuzojemme
yakuzaimmerare
partitive yakuzaamme yakuzoitamme
yakuzojamme
inessive yakuzassamme yakuzoissamme
elative yakuzastamme yakuzoistamme
illative yakuzaamme yakuzoihimme
adessive yakuzallamme yakuzoillamme
ablative yakuzaltamme yakuzoiltamme
allative yakuzallemme yakuzoillemme
essive yakuzanamme yakuzoinamme
translative yakuzaksemme yakuzoiksemme
abessive yakuzattamme yakuzoittamme
instructive
comitative yakuzoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzanne yakuzanne
accusative nom. yakuzanne yakuzanne
gen. yakuzanne
genitive yakuzanne yakuzoidenne
yakuzoittenne
yakuzojenne
yakuzainnerare
partitive yakuzaanne yakuzoitanne
yakuzojanne
inessive yakuzassanne yakuzoissanne
elative yakuzastanne yakuzoistanne
illative yakuzaanne yakuzoihinne
adessive yakuzallanne yakuzoillanne
ablative yakuzaltanne yakuzoiltanne
allative yakuzallenne yakuzoillenne
essive yakuzananne yakuzoinanne
translative yakuzaksenne yakuzoiksenne
abessive yakuzattanne yakuzoittanne
instructive
comitative yakuzoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative yakuzansa yakuzansa
accusative nom. yakuzansa yakuzansa
gen. yakuzansa
genitive yakuzansa yakuzoidensa
yakuzoittensa
yakuzojensa
yakuzainsarare
partitive yakuzaansa yakuzoitaan
yakuzojaan
yakuzoitansa
yakuzojansa
inessive yakuzassaan
yakuzassansa
yakuzoissaan
yakuzoissansa
elative yakuzastaan
yakuzastansa
yakuzoistaan
yakuzoistansa
illative yakuzaansa yakuzoihinsa
adessive yakuzallaan
yakuzallansa
yakuzoillaan
yakuzoillansa
ablative yakuzaltaan
yakuzaltansa
yakuzoiltaan
yakuzoiltansa
allative yakuzalleen
yakuzallensa
yakuzoilleen
yakuzoillensa
essive yakuzanaan
yakuzanansa
yakuzoinaan
yakuzoinansa
translative yakuzakseen
yakuzaksensa
yakuzoikseen
yakuzoiksensa
abessive yakuzattaan
yakuzattansa
yakuzoittaan
yakuzoittansa
instructive
comitative yakuzoineen
yakuzoinensa

French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

  1. yakuza

Indonesian edit

Noun edit

yakuza (first-person possessive yakuzaku, second-person possessive yakuzamu, third-person possessive yakuzanya)

  1. mafia, gang

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

yakuza

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やくざ

Polish edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English yakuza.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jaˈku.za/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uza
  • Syllabification: ya‧ku‧za

Noun edit

yakuza f

  1. (crime) yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)

Declension edit

Noun edit

yakuza m pers

  1. (crime) yakuza (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • yakuza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • yakuza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ʝaˈkuθa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.θa]
 
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ʝaˈkusa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.sa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃaˈkusa/ [ʃaˈku.sa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒaˈkusa/ [ʒaˈku.sa]

  • (Spain) Rhymes: -uθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: ya‧ku‧za

Noun edit

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

  1. yakuza