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yema

See also: þema

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin gemma.

Noun

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yema f (plural yemes)

  1. yolk (yellow of egg)

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Tagalog yema.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ye‧ma
  • IPA(key): /ˈjema/ [ˈji.mɐ]

Noun

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yema

  1. a sweet custard candy ball made with egg yolks and condensed milk
    Synonym: yemas

Fala

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Latin gemma (“bud of a plant, gemstone”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjema/
  • Rhymes: -ema
  • Syllabification: ye‧ma

Noun

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yema f (plural yemas)

  1. yolk

References

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Ga'anda

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Noun

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yèma

  1. (Ga'anda) water

Synonyms

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References

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  • Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:
    Ga'anda yèma [Zima], Gabin yème [Zima]

Lindu

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Adverb

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yema

  1. who

Old Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin gemma.

Noun

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yema f

  1. yolk (of an egg)
    • 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario fol. 22v:
      Et su color es assi como yema de ueuo.
      And its colour is similar to that of egg yolk.
  2. bud, shoot

Descendants

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  • Spanish: yema

Phuthi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma.

Verb

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-yéma

  1. to stop

Inflection

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish yema, inherited from Latin gemma. Doublet of gema.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝema/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ma]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃema/ [ˈʃe.ma]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒema/ [ˈʒe.ma]

  • Rhymes: -ema
  • Syllabification: ye‧ma

Noun

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yema f (plural yemas)

  1. egg yolk
    Le quité las yemas a los huevos antes de mezclarlos en el guacamole.
    I removed the yolk from the eggs before mixing them in the guac.
  2. tip (of a finger)
    Ponga la yema de su pulgar sobre la superficie.
    Please put the tip of your thumb on the surface.
  3. (botany) bud; shoot
    Synonyms: botón, retoño, brote, vástago, pimpollo

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Tabancale

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Noun

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yema

  1. water

References

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  • Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Cebuano yema / yemas.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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yéma (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜋ)

  1. a sweet custard candy ball or pyramid made with egg yolks, condensed milk, sugar or butter, and other additional ingredients, dipped in a sweet syrup and usually wrapped in cellophane
  2. (cooking) egg yolk
    Synonyms: pula ng itlog, burok, apyak

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