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