yaara

English

Etymology

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

Noun

yaara (plural yaaras)

1. (British Pakistani) mate; bro

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaː.ɾa]

Interjection

yaara

1. poor thing!

Alternative forms

• jaara

References

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