yux

Translingual

Symbol

yux

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

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Southern Yukaghir terms

Lower Tanana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jux/, /juχ/

Demonstrative

yux

  1. in the distance

Derived terms

  • ch'eyunenh, ch'eyuyi (possibly)
  • yuhna (distant people)
  • yukwzra (a greeting)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 492

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English ʒixin, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (to hiccup), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (to yawn). Cognate with English yex (to burp, hiccup, etc.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʊks/

Verb

yux

  1. to sob, to weep loudly
    • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 18:
      An thaar zit down an yux our vill,
      And there sit down and sob our fill,

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131