Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z y The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wy or wye and written in the Latin script. ya Yeah; yes. yaa The letter ي (y) in the Arabic script. yaaay Elongated form of yay. Yaacov A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jacob. Yaakov The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews. Yaaku An indigenous group of forest people located in Kenya. Yaapeet A town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia. yaar A friend, pal, or buddy. yaara mate; bro yaasa a regional dialect or accent of Telugu. yab To satirize or roast; to abuse verbally. Yabaki A surname from Fijian. yabba A traditional Jamaican handmade ceramic cooking pot. yabber To talk, jabber. yabbi Satirical verbal abuse; a roasting. yabble To vocalize in a meaningless or incomprehensible manner. Yabbra A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. yabbut A fatuous objection of the kind that might begin "yeah, but..." yabby Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia. yabghu A ruler of a medieval Turkic state, nominally subject to a khagan. Yabim A member of a Melanesian people of Morobe, Papua New Guinea. Yablo A surname from Russian. Yablochkov A surname from Russian. Yablonski A surname from Polish. Yablunivka Numerous settlements in Ukraine, including Yabo A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines. yaboo An Afghan pony used as a beast of burden. yabos A woman's breasts. Yabrudian Of or relating to a part of the Acheulo-Yabrudian complex that is dominated by thick scrapers shaped by steep Quina retouch. Yabucoa A town and municipality in Puerto Rico. yabusame A Japanese form of mounted archery Yabut A surname from the Philippine languages. Yabutian Of or relating to a moribund language family of southern Rondônia, Brazil, comprising Arikapú (Maxubí) and Djeoromitxi (Yabutí/Jabotí). yacal A Philippine timber tree with heavy hard wood. Yacapsin A surname. yacare A caiman (Caiman yacare), indigenous to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. yacata An ancient Mesoamerican structure resembling a rounded pyramid. yacca Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus. Yaccarino A surname. Yachimata A city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Yachiyo A city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. yacht A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock. yachtboard On board a yacht. yachtdom The realm or sphere of yachting. yachtee One who sails on a yacht. yachter A person who sails in yachts. yachtful As much as a yacht will hold. yachting A physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast. yachtist One who sails a yacht. yachtless Without a yacht. yachtlike Resembling or characteristic of a yacht. yachtman A yachtsman. yachtmanship Synonym of yachtsmanship. yachtperson One who sails on a yacht. yachtsfolk People who spend time on yachts. yachtsman A man who sails a yacht. yachtsmanlike Resembling or characteristic of a yachtsman. yachtsmanship The skill or art of sailing a yacht. yachtsperson One who sails a yacht. yachtswoman A woman who sails a yacht. yachtwear Clothing to be worn on a yacht. yachty A yachtsman or yachtswoman. yack An oak. Yackandandah A town in the Shire of Indigo, north eastern Victoria, Australia. Yackel A surname from German. yacker One who talks at length. yacket To chatter yackety talkative, garrulous Yacomine A surname. yacon The Peruvian ground apple, Smallanthus sonchifolius Yacoub A surname. Yacoubian A surname from Armenian. Yacuiba A city in Gran Chaco Province, Tarija Department, southern Bolivia. Yaculta Synonym of Lekwiltok. yad A pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading. yada Only used in yada yada yada yadadamean Do you know what I mean? Do you understand? Yadao A surname from Ilocano Yadav A member of a grouping of traditionally non-elite, cow headers and peasant-pastoral grazing communities or castes in the Indian Subcontinent. Yadava An ancient Indian people who believed themselves to be descended from Yadu. Yadboro A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. yadda Used three times in a row, or in combination with other words, to indicate part of a sentence which would be annoying to include, or which is incomprehensible, or which is just unimportant. yadder A stake used for bracing. Yadgiri A district of Karnataka, India. Yadiel A male given name. Yadkin A river in North Carolina, United States. Yadkinville A town, the county seat of Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. Yadon A surname. Yadong A county of Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. yadu A Burmese form of poetry consisting of up to three stanzas of five lines, with certain constraints on syllables and rhyme. yae The Korean vowel ㅒ (yae). Yaeger A surname. Yaeko A female given name from Japanese. Yael A female given name from Hebrew. Yaesu A neighborhood of Chuō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan. Yaeyama A Southern Ryukyuan language spoken on the Yaeyama archipelago. yaff To bark, yelp. Yaffe A surname from Hebrew. yaffingale the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis yaffle The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis. yaffler the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis Yafi A Pauwasi language spoken in Indonesia. yafsoanite An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing calcium, oxygen, tellurium, and zinc. Yagara An Indigenous Australian people who inhabited much of the area of and around what is now Brisbane. yage Ayahuasca. yager A heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle yagger A fishing boat used to catch herring. Yaghnob A valley located in northwest Tajikistan. Yaghnobi A member of an ethnic minority in Tajikistan, inhabiting the Sughd province in the valleys of the Yaghnob, Qul and Varzob rivers. Yaghoubian A surname from Armenian. yagi Yagi-Uda antenna yagiite A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium. Yago A male given name from Spanish. Yagoda A surname from Russian Yagon A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. yagona The kava plant. Yagoona A suburb of Sydney in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, New South Wales, Australia. yagua A Central American palm tree, Roystonea dunlapiana Yaguachi A town and canton (Yaguachi Canton) in Guayas province, Ecuador. yaguaza Dendrocygna autumnalis, the black-bellied whistling duck. Yaguchi A surname from Japanese. yagura A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament. yaguranage A kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent towards him, places his knee against his opponent's inner thigh and drives the leg upwards while forcing him over. yah Yes. yahan A Burmese Buddhist monk. Yahatahigashi A ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Yahatanishi A ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Yahawashi Black Hebrew Israelite communities' rendering of Jesus Yahgan An indigenous people of the Southern Cone. Yahganan Synonym of Yahgan. Yahi The southernmost portion of the Yana people. Yahk A hamlet in the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada, not far from the United States border. Yahn A surname. Yahnke A surname from German. Yahoel The name of an angel in the Apocalypse of Abraham yahoo A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth individual. yahoodom Synonym of yahooism. Yahooer One who uses a Yahoo! service. yahooish Like a yahoo; ignorant and boorish. yahooism The behaviour or attitudes of yahoos; ignorant boorishness. Yahor A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Яго́р (Jahór). Yahotyn A city in Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. yahrzeit The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals. Yahtzee In the game of Yahtzee, a five-of-a-kind, where all dice show the same value, which is the highest-scoring combination. Yahudi A Jew. Yahuskin A member of a certain band of the Klamath people. Yahweh YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions. Yahwehism Synonym of Jehovism. Yahwism A religion of Iron Age Israel, believing in a pantheon of gods headed by Yahweh. Yahwist A follower of the Iron Age religion of Yahwism.