English Words: Y

2,763 words · Page 6 of 56

yallaadj

Alternative form of yaller.

yallahintj

c'mon, come on, let's go

yalleradj

Pronunciation spelling of yellow, representing Southern US English.

yallointj

A variant of hello, often associated with accents in the southern United States.

yallowadj

Alternative form of yaller.

Yalobusha Countyname

One of 82 counties in Mississippi, United States. County seats: Water Valley and Coffeeville.

Yalongname

A river in Sichuan, China.

Yalovaname

A province in northwestern Turkey, on the Sea of Marmara.

Yaltaname

A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.

Yaluname

A river on the China-North Korea border.

yamnoun

Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

yam cakenoun

Taro cake.

yam daisynoun

Synonym of murnong.

yam yamnoun

A person who speaks the Black Country dialect.

Yamaname

The Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.

yamabushinoun

A Japanese ascetic hermit who dwells on a mountain.

Yamadaname

A surname from Japanese.

yamadounoun

An oil obtained from Virola sebifera.

Yamagaminame

A surname from Japanese.

yamaganenoun

unrefined copper

Yamagataname

A city in Japan.

Yamagawaname

A surname from Japanese.

Yamagishiname

A surname from Japanese

Yamaguchiname

A city in Japan.

Yamahaname

A surname from Japanese.

Yamahognoun

A large motorcycle of the Yamaha brand.

yamaimonoun

Dioscorea japonica, an edible Japanese yam.

Yamakawaname

A surname from Japanese.

Yamakuchiname

A surname from Japanese.

Yamalname

A large peninsula in northern Russia.

Yamamname

Israel's national counter-terrorism unit.

yamamomonoun

yangmei

Yamamotoname

A surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.

Yamamuraname

A surname from Japanese.

Yamanakaname

A surname from Japanese.

Yamanashiname

A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Kōfu.

yamanbanoun

A mountain hag in Japanese folklore.

Yamanename

A surname from Japanese.

Yamanouename

A surname from Japanese.

Yamantakaname

A Buddhist deity who represents the end of the cycle of rebirth, samsara.

Yamasakiname

A surname from Japanese.

Yamashironame

A surname from Japanese.

Yamashitaname

A surname from Japanese.

yamaskitenoun

A form of pyroxenite.

yamaskiticadj

Of or relating to the mineral yamaskite.

Yamatoname

Ancient Japan.

Yamato-enoun

A classical Japanese style of painting, characterized by many small figures, detailed depictions of buildings and other objects, an oblique view from above showing interiors, and partial depictions with the remaining area ignored or covered by a cloud.

Yamatologistnoun

Synonym of Japanologist (“one who studies Japan, its language, culture and history”).

Yamauchiname

A surname from Japanese.

Yamazakiname

A surname from Japanese.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter Y contains 2,763 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 56 pages, and you are currently viewing page 6. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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