Malay-English Vocabulary/Y
Y
ya' (59), yes; oh (132) (chiefly used in addressing the deity and superiors). ya‘a'ni (Ar.), that is to say, that is. Cf. ia’itu.
Ya-hu'di (Ar.), Jew, Jewish; also Jahudi and Jaudi.
ya'kin (Ar.), certainty, conviction, earnestness, eagerness, zeal.
ya'kut (Pers.), jacinths, rubies, and some other precious stones.
yam-tu'an, a corruption of yang di-pertuan; see yang.
yang' (Jav.), God; found as a derivative in the words:
ka-ya'ngan, the heaven of Hindu mythology. Cf. shorga and indra.
sm-bah'yang, worship; see smbahyang.
yang' (20, 21) (136, 137), who, what, which; (34) used to form the ordinal numbers; and (92, 93) the superlative degree of adjectives.
yang' di-per-tu'an, his majesty.
yang' ma'ha mu-li'a, his highness, his excellency.
ya'tim (Ar.), orphaned; orphan; also anak yatim. Cf. piatu.
yaum' (Ar.), day.
yo-gi'a (Sk.), in the phrase:
s-yo-gi'a-nya, it is seemly.
yu'ran, subscription, collection.