yas
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English[edit]
Interjection[edit]
yas
- (often African-American Vernacular) Nonstandard spelling of yes.
- 1862, Various, The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862[1]:
- 'Oh! yas, I smokes; but I durned sight d'ruther chaw.'
- 1904, O. Henry, Cabbages and Kings[2]:
- "Yas, yas!" they cried, with broader grins and many nods.
- 1913, Horace Annesley Vachell, Bunch Grass[3]:
- It's nice, yas, and it's paid for.
Pronoun[edit]
yas
- Nonstandard spelling of yous.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- "Where Does "YAAAS" Come From?" in Bustle
Anagrams[edit]
Aleut[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
yas
- (Western) reef (rocks at or near surface of water)
References[edit]
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
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Alternative forms[edit]
- zas (Eastern Navajo)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Athabaskan *yəx̣s. Cognate with Sarcee zas, Chipewyan yaθ, Beaver yas, Carrier yvθ, Sekani yas, Ahtna yaas.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
yas
- (Western Navajo) snow
Derived terms[edit]
- yas ditłéʼé (“wet snow”)
- Yas Niłtʼees
- yaskááʼ
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