Words starting with Y

YahwisticSynonym of Yahwist (“pertaining to Yahwism”).
YahyaA prophet of Islam.
YaikhomA Meitei surname from Manipuri
YailaqA tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in Iran.
YailomboA small village in Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
yairAn enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs.
YairipokA town in Manipur.
yajeineHarmine.
yajenineAn alkaloid of uncertain composition, reported from the genus Banisteriopsis.
yajnaA ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.
YajnavalkyanOf or relating to Yajnavalkya, an ancient Hindu Vedic sage.
yajnopavitaA sacred thread worn during the upanayana ritual.
YajurvedaThe third of the four Vedas, or canonical texts of Hinduism, containing the liturgy (mantras) needed to perform the sacrifices of the religion of the Vedic period.
YajurvediA surname.
YajurvedicOf or pertaining to the Yajurveda.
yakAn ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
YakaAn African ethnic group of the southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
yakalShorea astylosa; a tree endemic to the Philippines.
yakaloA hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).
YakamaA member of a Native American tribe based primarily in eastern Washington state.
yakamikA bird allied to the cranes; the agami or trumpeter.
YakanA language spoken primarily on Basilan Island in the Philippines
yakataThe structure, suspended over the sumo dohyo, that resembles the roof of a Shinto shrine.
YakauA transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Я́каў (Jákaw).
yakayakasteamed cassava
yakbackThe back of a yak (for riding or carrying burdens).
yakdanA Persian trunk or portmanteau
YakeA surname from German.
YakelA surname from German.
YakeshiA county-level city of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
yakfestA session of chatter or gossip.
yakgwaA type of Korean dessert made with honey, rice wine, sesame oil, and ginger juice.
yakhchalA type of icehouse, built mainly in Persia (present-day Iran), that functions as an evaporative cooler, having a domed shape above ground and a subterranean storage space.
yakhdanA leather basket or trunk formerly used in the Middle East.
yakhniAny of various stocks, broths and stews found in many countries from the Balkan Peninsula to South Asia.
yakhontoviteA monoclinic-prismatic pistachio green mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.
yakiteppanyaki
YakimaA member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.
YakimanSomeone from Yakima, Washington State.
YakimaniacSomeone from Yakima, Washington State; a Yakiman.
YakimenkoA surname.
yakimeshiJapanese fried rice.
YakimiteA Yakiman; someone from Yakima, Washington State.
yakimonoGrilled or broiled dishes in Japanese cuisine.
yakinA large Himalayan antelope, Budorcas taxicolor
yakinikuMeat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.
yakisobaA Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce.
yakisugiA method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface.
yakitoriA Japanese shish kebab-type dish made with small pieces of chicken or other ingredients cooked on skewers, often marinated in soy sauce or seasoned with salt.
YakivA transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Я́ків (Jákiv).
YakivtsiA village in Tsuman hromada, Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, founded in 1866
yakkaWork.
yakkerOne who yaks; a chatterbox or motormouth.
yakkhaA member of this ethnic group.
yakkychatty, talkative
yaklessWithout a yak or yaks.
yaklikeResembling or characteristic of a yak.
YaklinA surname from German.
yakmanA man in charge of a yak.
YakonanOf or relating to the Yakona people.
YakovaA female given name from Hebrew.
YakovenkoveA village in Zavitne silrada, Kerch Raion, the Crimea, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1784.
yakowAn animal that is a hybrid of yak and cow (domestic cattle).
yakshaA kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.
yakshiA female yaksha.
yakshiniA female yaksha.
yakskinThe pelt or hide of a yak; leather made from yak hides.
YakthungSynonym of Limbu.
yakuA condition that scores points when met, usually in the form of a specific combination of tiles or cards.
YakubianOf or pertaining to Yakub.
YakubikA surname.
YakubovA surname.
yakumanA hand valued at 13 or more han, awarded the maximum possible points (48,000 for dealers, 32,000 for other players)
YakushimaOne of the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
YakutOne of a Siberian people who speak a Turkic language, and live in the Lena river basin.
YakutatA borough of Alaska, United States.
YakutiaA republic and federal subject of eastern Russia. Official name: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Capital and largest city: Yakutsk.
YakutianOf or relating to the Yakut people of Siberia.
YakutskThe capital city of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia
yakuzaA Japanese organized crime gang.
YalaA province of Thailand.
YalamanchiliA surname from Telugu.
YalangA gewog of Trashi Yangtse District, Bhutan.
YalbraithA locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
YalcaA town in the Shire of Moira, northern Victoria, Australia.
YaldaAn Iranian festival celebrated on the longest and darkest night of the year (December 20 or 21), when friends and family gather to eat fruits and recite poetry.
YaldabaothThe Demiurge or 'False God'. Created when Sophia (one of the lesser aeons) tried to emanate without her counterpart (Christ).
YaldhurstA settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, just west of Christchurch.
YaldingA village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7050).
YaldoA surname.
yaleA mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.
YalemanA man who attends or graduated from Yale University
YalensianA student or alumnus of Yale University.
YalesvilleA village in the town of Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.
yaliA type of house, particularly found on the Bosporus.
YalieA student at Yale University; a Yale University graduate.
YalikavakYalıkavak, a small town in Turkey.
yalkaparidontidAny extinct marsupial of the family †Yalkaparidontidae
yallahc'mon, come on, let's go
yallahballA tactical style or brand of play characterized by extreme pace, chaos, high urgency, and direct vertical attacking, with little emphasis on patience or slow possession build-up.
YallambieA suburb of Melbourne in the City of Banyule, Victoria, Australia
YallaroiA locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
yalloA variant of hello, often associated with accents in the southern United States.
YallopA surname.
YallournA locality in the City of Latrobe, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
yalmanThe double-edged end third of the kilij Turkish saber.
YalmyA locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
YalongA river in Sichuan, China.
YalovaA province in northwestern Turkey, on the Sea of Marmara.
YaltaA city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.
YaluA river on the China-North Korea border.
YalwalA locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
yamAny climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
YamaThe Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.
yamabushiA Japanese ascetic hermit who dwells on a mountain.
YamacrawA member of a Native American band that emerged in the early 18th century, occupying parts of what became Georgia.
YamadaA surname from Japanese.
yamadouAn oil obtained from Virola sebifera.
YamadutaAn officer of Yamaloka whose duty is to bring a dead person before Lord Yama for trial.
YamagamiA surname from Japanese.
yamaganeunrefined copper
YamagataA city in Japan.
YamagawaA surname from Japanese.
YamagishiA surname from Japanese
YamaguchiA city in Japan.
YamahaA product manufactured by Yamaha, particularly a motorcycle.
YamahogA large motorcycle of the Yamaha brand.
yamaimoDioscorea japonica, an edible Japanese yam.
YamakawaA surname from Japanese.
YamakuchiA surname from Japanese.
YamalA male given name from Arabic.
YamaliaAn autonomous okrug of Russia, located in Tyumen oblast, whose capital is Salekhard.
YamalokaThe underworld or Hell according to Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism, where souls are sent for the expiation of their sins.
YamamIsrael's national counter-terrorism unit.
YamamadiSynonym of Madí (“a Brazilian language”).
yamamaiAntheraea yamamai, the Japanese oak silkmoth.
yamamomoyangmei
YamamotoA surname from Japanese, one of the 10 most common in Japan.
YamamuraA surname from Japanese.
YamanakaA surname from Japanese.
YamanashiA prefecture of Japan. Capital: Kōfu.
yamanbaA mountain hag in Japanese folklore.
YamaneA surname from Japanese.
YamanoueA surname from Japanese.
YamantakaA Buddhist deity who represents the end of the cycle of rebirth, samsara.
YamasakiA surname from Japanese.
YamaseeA member of a multiethnic confederation of Native Americans who lived in the coastal region of present-day northern coastal Georgia near the Savannah River and later in northeastern Florida.
YamashiroA surname from Japanese.
YamashitaA surname from Japanese.
yamaskiteA form of pyroxenite.

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