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 yamaskitic Of or relating to the mineral yamaskite. Yamato A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled Japan. Yamatologist Synonym of Japanologist (“one who studies Japan, its language, culture and history”). Yamatotakada A city in Nara Prefecture, Japan. Yamauchi A surname from Japanese. Yamazaki A surname from Japanese. Yamba A Grassfields language of the northwest region of southern Cameroon, with a small number of speakers in Eastern Nigeria. Yambacoona A locality on King Island, Tasmania, Australia. Yambao A surname. Yambem A Meitei surname from Manipuri yamberry Any of a collection of small, pea-sized edible bulbils that form on the vines of Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya. Yambio A town in Western Equatoria, South Sudan. Yambol A town in southeastern Bulgaria. Yambuk A town in the Shire of Moyne, south western Victoria, Australia Yambulla A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Yambuna A locality in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia Yamel A member of a northern subgroup of the Kalapuya people. yamen A residence of an official of the Chinese Empire. Yameo An extinct Peba-Yaguan language of Peru. Yamhad A Bronze Age kingdom occupying present-day northern Syria Yamhadian Of or relating to Yamhad Yamhill A small city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Yami A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Tao people. Yamika A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Yamileth A female given name from Spanish. Yamin A surname from Arabic. Yaminahua A South American indigenous people. Yamini A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Yaminjeongeum The humorous form of the Korean orthography where hangul syllables are distorted by replacing them with visually similar counterparts. YAML A human-readable data serialization format that takes concepts from XML and from various programming languages. yamless Without a yam or yams. yamlike Resembling or characteristic of a yam. yammer To complain peevishly. yammerer One who complains or whines peevishly or whimperingly. yammering Loud, incoherent, repetitive speech. yammy A product manufactured by Yamaha Corporation, such as a piano, guitar or motorcycle. Yamnaya The people of the Yamnaya culture. YAMO An intermicronational organisation that is useless, unnecessary or deficient in some aspect; used to insult, or convey disapproval of, an intermicronational organisation. yamogenin A sapogenin found in fenugreek and yams. Yamoussoukro the official and administrative capital of Ivory Coast. yamp An umbelliferous plant, Perideridia gairdneri, native to California, whose tubers were used as food by Native Americans. yampa A town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. yampah Any of the genus Perideridia of plants in the parsley family, native to western North America, with umbels of white flowers, especially Perideridia gairdneri, which has an edible root. yampe A reddish vegetable, a form of yam with a vine that twists from left to right, the opposite of the ordinary yam vine. yampee A variety of yam, Dioscorea trifida, smaller than a regular yam. yampi Synonym of name (yam) Yampil A city in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Yampolivka A village in Lyman urban hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. yampy A vegetable, the Indian white yam. yams A woman's buttocks. yamstchik In 19th-century Russia, someone who delivered post by means of a horse-drawn carriage. yamstick A rod-shaped implement used by the aboriginal people of Australia to dig yam and as a combat weapon. Yamsu The Yangtze River. Yamuna The largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India. Yamunanagar A district of Haryana, India. yan One. yana A member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California. Yanac A town in the Shire of Hindmarsh, western Victoria, Australia. Yanakie A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia. yanakuna An individual in the Inca Empire who left the ayllu system and worked full-time at a variety of tasks for the Inca, their queen, or the religious establishment. Yanam A town in Puducherry, India. Yanan Synonym of Yana (“(member of) a particular North American Indian people”). Yanaon Former name of Yanam. Yanbian A Korean autonomous prefecture of Jilin, China. Yanbu A city, a governorate and Red Sea port in Medina province, western Saudi Arabia. yance once (in both senses: only one time, and formerly) Yancey A surname. Yanceyville A town, the county seat of Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. Yanchang A county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China. Yanchao A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Yancheng A district of Luohe, Henan, China. Yanchi A county of Wuzhong, Ningxia autonomous region, China. Yanco A locality in the Leeton council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Yancy A surname. Yanda A surname from Czech. Yandang A town in Yueqing, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. Yandell A surname. yandere A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side regarding their crush, ready to use violent (if not murderous) means to maintain an exclusive bond. Yanderra A locality in the Wollondilly council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Yandex To search for (something) on the Internet using the Yandex search engine. Yandle A surname. Yando A locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia Yandoit A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia. yandy To separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special shallow dish Yanez A surname from Spanish. yang A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world. Yanga A locality in the Murray River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. yangambin The lignan (3S,3aR,6S,6aR)-3,6-bis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan yangban A member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire. Yangcheng A county of Jincheng, Shanxi, China. Yangery A locality in the Shire of Moyne and the City of Warrnambool, south western Victoria, Australia Yanggang Synonym of Ryanggang. Yanggao A county of Datong, Shanxi, China. yangge A Chinese folk dance performed in a circle, often in colorful costume with a red silk ribbon around the waist. Yanghe A town in Yongning, Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China. Yangikent A village in Kaytagsky district, Dagestan, Russia yangire A type of yandere, lacking romantic motivation for their violence. yangite A chain-silicate mineral with the formula PbMnSi₃O₈•H₂O. Yangjiang A prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong, China, formerly a county. Yangjingbang A former tributary of the Huangpu, Shanghai, China. Yangku Synonym of Taiyuan. Yangling A district of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China. Yangluo A subdistrict of Xinzhou district, Wuhan, Hubei, China. yangmei The edible crimson fruit of the subtropical tree Myrica rubra. Yangmingism A major philosophical school of Neo-Confucianism, based on the ideas of Wang Shouren (Yangming Zi). Yangmingist Relating to Yangmingism. Yangnyer A gewog of Trashigang District, Bhutan. yangochiropteran Any microbat of the suborders Yangochiroptera or Vespertilioniformes Yangon The largest city and former capital of Myanmar; formerly, Rangoon (19th–21st c.), Dagon (16th–18th c.), and Dagoon (rare). yangonin A particular kavalactone. Yangoura A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Yangpu A district of Shanghai, China. yangqin A Chinese musical instrument, a hammered dulcimer traditionally fitted with bronze strings. Yangqu A county of Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Yangquan A prefecture-level city of Shanxi, China. Yangsan A city in Yeongnam, South Korea. Yangshao The members of a Neolithic culture that existed extensively along the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China from around 5000 BC to 3000 BC. Yangshuo A county of Guilin, Guangxi autonomous region, China. Yangshupu Former name of Yangpu, a district of Shanghai, China. yangtao Synonym of kiwifruit. Yangtse A gewog of Trashi Yangtse District, Bhutan. Yangtze The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km. Yangtzean Of or pertaining to the Yangtze river. Yanguan An age from 349.5 to 345 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous. Yangxin A town, the county seat of Yangxin County, Binzhou, Shandong, China. Yangzhou A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China. Yangzi A town in Zhongxiang, Jingmen, Hubei, China. Yanhe A Tujia autonomous county in Tongren, Guizhou, China. Yanhu A district of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China. Yanik A surname from Turkish. Yanina A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Яні́на (Janína) Yanity A surname. Yanji A county-level city of Yanbian prefecture, Jilin, China. Yanjin A county of Xinxiang, Henan, China. Yanjing An ancient city located within present-day Beijing, the capital of Ji and Yan. yank A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force). Yankalilla A town on the Fleurieu Peninsula, south of Adelaide, South Australia. Yanke A surname. yankee A native or inhabitant of the northern United States. Yankeedom The region inhabited by Yankees. Yankeefy To make Yankee. Yankeeism An American word, phrase or custom; an Americanism. Yankeeization The process of Yankeeizing. Yankeeize To make Yankee. Yankeeness The quality of being Yankee. yankees The team New York Yankees. Yankeese The American dialect of English. Yankeetown A town in Levy County, Florida, United States. yankeeweed The herbaceous perennial plant Eupatorium compositifolium. Yankelovich A surname from Russian.