yaqa

Fijian

Verb

yaqa

1. (intransitive) to creep, to crawl (used especially for insects and bugs)

   Synonym: qasi

yaqa (yaqa-va)

1. (transitive) to creep to, on or over

Usage notes

The verbs yaqa and yaqava should only be used for creatures with legs. For creatures with no legs such as worms, snakes and eels, one should use dolo.

Hopi

Noun

yaqa

1. nose (body part)

Quechua

Adverb

yaqa

1. almost, nearly

Numeral

yaqa

1. quarter, one fourth

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yaka. Cognate to Azerbaijani yaxa, Gagauz, Turkish, and Turkmen yaka, etc.

Pronunciation

• (Qinghai, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [jɑχɑ]

Noun

yaqa (3rd person possessive yaqası, plural yaqalar)

1. collar
2. side, edge

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “yaqa”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 350
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “yaqa”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[1], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 122