yakka

yakka · noun, verb¹

1. Yagara · borrowed fromyaga“work”
2. English todayyakka

From Yagara yaga (“work”).

yakka · noun²

1. Punjabi · borrowed fromਯੱਕਾ
2. English todayyakka

From Punjabi ਯੱਕਾ (yakkā), usually referring to an ace (a type of playing card) or a horse-drawn cart, but can also be translated into the English expletive fuck. However, the slang usage of the term is said to be a corruption of Yankee.

Words from the same roots