yae

See also: Yae, ya'e, and -yä

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Yaruro with e as a placeholder, influenced by Pumé.

Symbol

yae

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Pumé.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Pumé terms

English

Noun

yae (plural yaes)

1. The Korean vowel ㅒ (yae).
2. The Cyrillic letter Ԙ (capital), ԙ (lower case), a ligature of Я and Е.

Anagrams

• Aye, aye, yea

Ahtna

Etymology 1

Possibly a reanalysis of yaa (“to grow”).

Root

yae

1. to heal, become healed

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Reversitative	yaex	yeʼ	yaex	yaex

Etymology 2

Root

yae

1. to be sharp, acute

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Neuter	yaen	yeʼ	yaen	yeʼ
Transitional	yeʼ	yeʼ	yeʼ	yeʼ

Derived terms

• bandeyaeni (“copper-tipped spear”)
• deyaen (“it is sharp”)

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 433

Scots

Numeral

yae

1. alternative form of ae