yit

See also: yít

English

Adverb

yit (not comparable)

1. (US, Ireland, colloquial) Alternative form of yet.

Lashi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *jit, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *jit. Cognates include Burmese ယစ် (yac).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jit˧/

Adjective

yit

1. drunk

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jḭt˧/, [jḭ(t)˧]

Noun

yit

1. liquor

References

• Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language‎^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 27
• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 16

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English ġīet, from Proto-Germanic *juta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jit/, /jɛt/

Conjunction

yit

1. yet

Descendants

• English: yet
• Scots: yet

References

• “yit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Rawang

Noun

yit

1. jackal

Alternative forms

• gìpù
• shálùm
• zømwàng gi

 

Scots

Noun

yit (plural yits)

1. Southern Scots form of ait (“oat”)

References

• “yit, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.