English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pahari-Potwari یارا (yārā), vocative case of یار (yār), from Classical Persian یَار (yār).

Noun

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yaara (plural yaaras)

  1. (British Pakistani) mate; bro

Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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yaara

  1. poor thing!

Alternative forms

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References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh