yaara

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Pahari-Potwari یارا (yārā), vocative case of یار (yār), from Classical Persian یَار (yār).

Noun

yaara (plural yaaras)

  1. (British Pakistani) mate; bro

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjaː.ɾa]

Interjection

yaara

  1. poor thing!

Alternative forms
  • jaara

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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