yaj
San Martín Itunyoso Triqui
Etymology
Cognate with Chicahuaxtla Triqui yaj³a.
Noun
yaj
- flower
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (1999) El alfabeto del triqui de San Martín, Itunyoso (in Spanish)
White Hmong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʝa˥˧/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *juŋ (“sheep, goat”), from Chinese 羊 (MC jɨɐŋ). Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] yonf (“goat”) and Iu Mien yungh.
Noun
yaj
- sheep
Etymology 2
From Chinese 煬 (MC jɨɐŋ, jɨɐŋH).
Verb
yaj
- to melt
- to dissolve
- to disappear, to evaporate