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やーす₁ yaasI [jaːsɨ]
adj. hungry はらぺこ yaasI bata 空腹 assyuu faihazzya hii mii tigaa yaasi kaiba naran 朝飯を食いそこねて (みたら) 腹が減った
やーひー yaahii [jaːçiː]confer: かない.
v. Work hard. がんばる. yaahii miiru! やーひー みーる! Do your best! がんばれ!
やかた₁ yakata [jakata]
n. side 1kamanu kii nu yakata nu hai the field by the side of that tree あそこの木の 横の畑
side 横腹
やぐみ₁ yagumi [jagumi]
2adv. very, extremely とても yagumi usI kadi 非常に強い風
やな いつ むす yana icI musu [jana itsɨ musu]
expression. son-of-a-bitch 下司野郎 cImuu taraan yana icI musu. つむー たらーん やな いつ むす。 A son-of-a-bitch with no consideration for others. 思いやりのない下司野郎.
やなばた yanabata [janabata]confer: やなづむ.
n. a short tempered person 短気でおこりっぽく根性の悪い人(「やな」=「だめな、嫌な」) 「やなずむ」と同じ yagumi yanabata yarabi とても喧嘩っ早い子ども yanabata icImusI けんかっぱやい 生き物 (卑下語)
やまだつ₁ yamadacI [jamadatsɨ]
n. diarrhea 下痢 yamadacI hii. やまだつ ひー。 To have diarrhea. 下痢をする. yamadacI usu. やまだつ うす。 diarrhea. 下痢. yamadacI usuu fukahii. やまだつ うすー ふかひー。 下痢を漏らす.


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