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y-: Verbal prefix. Variant of the theme prefix i- used before vowels (also spelled iy-): i + awat = iyawat. v. to hand over. i + amo = yamo. v. to reconcile. i + ammo = yammo. v. to inform. 
yaáy: (f. ay) n. the coming, arrival. (isasangpet) 
yabáyab: n. imagined size (of hanging objects, etc.); direction of the smoldering tongue of the fire in a blaze. agyabayab. v. to wave, undulate; flutter; to play or sway loosely, to flap (flags, etc.); to float, drift (clouds, threatening rain). [Tag. sikláb] 
yábe: (Sp. llave: key; llave inglesa = wrench) n. wrench. (liabe) 
yabyáb1: yabyaban. v. to fan the fire or food. (yubyub) 
yabyáb2: payabyab. n. wide-brimmed palm hat. agpayabyab. v. to wear the payabyab hat. Nakaibarikes iti talunasan ken nakapayab-yab a pimmanaw. He had a machete dangling from his belt and was wearing a palm hat when he left. 
yabyáb3: nayabyaban. a. torn (clothes). (pigis) 
yádi: nayadi. a. grown (rice, etc), mature, sea-soned (said of boggoong) (rayok) 
yadyád: var. of yagyag. 
yaggá: a. thin, not having the constituent parts compactly arranged, said of cloth, basketwork, etc., see utimék. 
yagyág: yagyagan. v. to insult, offend, affront (abi); shout at, yell. agyagyag. n. movement of the body when trying to widen a narrow receptacle, when pressing something down, when treading a treadle, etc. Kanayon a yag-yagannak, aglalo no sumangpetak a siba-bartek. He always chides me, especially when I arrive drunk. Nakabannikes ti baket a mangyagyag kadakuada. The old lady yelled at them with her arms akimbo. [Tag. yagyág = gallop, trot] 
yakál: n. species of durable hardwood, Hopea sp, yacal tree. 
Yákan: n. ethnic group living in the interior of Basilan Island, Mindanao. 
yakayák: n. round basket sieve smaller than the bigao; sieve. agyakayak. v. to sieve; to wiggle the hips sexily. (kinnikinni) yakayaken. v. to sift, sieve, screen, bolt; to sprinkle, powder. (yokoyok; gasagas; tar-ap) mayakayak. v. to spill, fall or run out. [Kal. akiyak, Tag. bistáy] 
yakdig: var. of yakding. 
yakdíng: n. Parameria vulneraria woody vine with long fruits (lumpiit). [Tag. tagulaway] 
yakét: yumaket. v. to creak (ranetret). [Tag. laginít] 
yakúyak: agyakuyak. v. to reproduce, spread, diffuse, (skin diseases, tumors, etc.). [Tag. dumami] 
yakyák: agyakyak. v. to wade, to ford (a river). yakyakan. v. to incite. yakyaken. (obs.) v. to retract, annul. 
yáman: agyaman. v. to be thankful or grateful, to thank. makapagyaman. v. to be able to ex-press one’s gratitude. panagyaman. n. thanks; acknowledgement; gratitude. yaman ta. I am glad, pleased. yaman pay. Thank you. The usual answer of the inmates of a house to the greeting of a person making a call. agyamanak (unay). thank you (very much) Awan ti rumbeng a pagyamanam. There’s no need to thank (me). Nakayaman ta nagtagtagainep laeng. He was thankful that it was only a dream. [Kal. yaman, Png., Tag. salamat] 
yambán: The shorea balangeran (Korth) Dyer, and S. guiso (blanco) Blume. Dipterocarpa-ceous trees yielding a very valuable timber for construction. Trade names: yacal and guijo, respectively. 
yammó: [i + ammo] v. to inform. (pakaammo; warragawag) 
yamyám: yumamyam. v. to spread (fire) (ka-yamkam). [Tag. kalat] 
yan: n. place, location (disso); situation; locality, spot; position. agyan. v. to stay, dwell, reside; occupy a place; be located. agiyan. v. to dwell (unseen spirits). pagyanan. n. location, situa-tion, position; abode. pa-yanen. v. to make someone stay. pa-yanan. v. to make someone stay at a particular location. umyan. v. to spend the night, lodge. umyanan. n. place where someone spends the night. makipagyan. v. to live with. makapagyan. v. to be able to live with. nagyan. n. contents. awan nagyan. a. empty. Ayanna? Where is he? No mapa-gustuam, pagyanennaka payen ditoy. If you like, he will even have you stay here. [Png. yan, Tag. dako, lugár (Sp.)] 
yanasyás: n. shuffling sound of slippers; sound of scraping or grating. Nangngegnan ti yanas-yas ti sinelasna. He heard the sound of her slippers. 
yáno: (Sp. llano: plain) a. plain; simple; without ornaments or decoration; n. plain. 
yanó: from where? (taga-ano) 
yantá: conj. whereas, since. (yantangay, yata).
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yantángay: conj. whereas, since, for that reason (tangay). [Tag. yamang] 
yantás: (Sp. llantas: tire) n. hoop or rim of a wheel. 
yangyáng: nayangyang. a. clear, bright, shining (sun); strong (color); mayangyangan. a. dried properly; be laid out (to dry). nakayangyang. a. open; laid bare. ipayangyang. v. to put out to dry. Agas-asuk ti basuraan gapu ta nasindian dagiti nayangyangan. The garbage dump is smoking because what was laid out caught on fire. [Tag. yangyáng = dry in the air] 
yáong: n. a kind of wide, glazed china cup. 
yaplág: (f. aplag) v. to spread a mat on the floor. 
yápyap: n. (coll.) Mickey Mouse money; worth-less currency; name given to money issued by the Japanese during occupation. 
yarasáas: (f. arasaas) v. to whisper something. 
yárda: (Sp. yarda: yard) n. yard. sangayarda. n. one yard. 
yas: agyas. n. scraping, rasping sound. agyasyas. v. to rasp. 
yáso: yaso a babai. n. pimp. (búgaw) 
yat: mayatyat. n. sound of tearing paper, cloth. agyatyat, yumatyat. v. be torn; (reg.) to tiptoe. (til-ay) 
yáta: conj. whereas, since (yanta, yantangay). [Tag. yamang; yatà = perhaps, maybe] 
yáte: (Sp. yate: yacht) n. yacht; pleasure boat. 
yatyát: agyatyat. v. to expand (new shoes that have been broken in); to tear (paper, cloth); (reg.) to tiptoe. 
yáwat: (f. awat) v. to hand over. 
yawyáw1: n. colloquial term for eating (tsibog); colloquial term for dog meat. (asosena, aw-aw, karne ti aso). 
yawyáw2: pannakayawyaw. n. pilferage, steal-ing in small quantities. manangyawyaw. n. pilferer. mayawyaw. v. to be frustrated, foiled, baffled; confused, dumbfounded, perplexed, disconcerted, puzzled, abashed; to be lost due to constant borrowing by many people; completely consumed. payawyawen. v. to add water, dilute; weaken. yawyawen. v. to pilfer. 
yáya: (Tagalog also) n. nursemaid, woman in charge of taking care of children, live-in baby-sitter. 
yédra: (Sp. hiedra: ivy) n. poison ivy. 
yeg: mangiyeg. iyeg. yeg. v. to bring, take to someone. maiyegán. v. to be provided with. yegán. v. to bring to someone. paiyegán. v. to have something brought to someone. Kaiyegna ditoy. He just brought it here. 
yegyég: agyegyeg. v. to tremble, shake, shiver, quake, shudder. yegyegen. v. to grind, pul-verize, triturate, comminute; shake something (tigerger). [Tag. kiníg] 
yekyék: yekyeken. v. to choke, suffocate, smother, stifle (through coughing or sickness); to constantly cough (kelkel; letlet). [Tag. ihít] 
yélo: (Sp. hielo: ice) n. ice. kayeluan. n. icy place: Arctic. 
yéma: (Sp. yema: yolk) n. condensed milk; yolk of an egg. 
yengyéng1: mayengyeng. v. to be bothered, con-fused, bewildered, flurried (with noise); drunk. [Tag. tulíg] 
yengyéng2: n. buzzing sound. agyengyeng. v. to buzz. 
yepyép: n. deep sleep. yepyepen. (saguyep-yepen, mayepyep) v. to become calm, still quiet, (the sea). makayepyep. v. to have a soothing effect. yepyep a kama. n. comfortable bed. Makayepyep latta ti tokar. The music is just soothing. [Tag. antók] 
yérba buéna: (Sp. yerba buena: medicinal herb) n. medicinal herb used against rheumatism, cough, toothaches, and stomachache. 
yéro: (Sp. hierro: iron) n. galvanized iron sheet. kaha de yero. n. iron box. 
yesngáw: (f. sengngaw) v. to express in words. 
yetnág: v. to grant the request of, out of pity, love. 
yetyét: n. the creaking sound produced by new shoes. agyetyet. v. to creak. [Tag. laginít] 
-yo: 1. enclitic suffix. Second person plural, or second person singular polite. You, your. Attaches to transitive verbs as the actor marker: Nakitayon. You (pl.) saw it already. 2. enclitic second person plural, or second person singular polite possessive. Attaches to nouns. ti asoyo. Your (pl.) dog. ‘diay ubingyo. That child of yours. [Png. yo, Tag. ninyó] 
yo: n. shark (pating). [Png. yo, Tag. patíng] 
yubúyob: n. bellows, bellowing tongue of the fire. agyubuyob. v. to bellow (fire). yubu-yuban. n. bellows, consisting of a hollow piece of earthenware (ibeng), resting on the ground, provided at one of its sides with two small iron tubes (anguyob) through which the air is expelled into the fire, and surmounted by two large hollow wooden cylinders through which the air is drawn into the ibeng by means of two pestles, whose lower ends (topia) are covered with feathers and which are moved up and down alternately, the operator taking hold of their handle (alili), one in each hand; v. to fan yubyób 675 

the fire. yumubuyob. v. to sound the yubu-yuban. [Bon., Knk. opóop, Tag. bulusan] 
yubyób: yumubyob. n. the sound of a strong fire, trees moved by the wind. yubyuban. v. to blow air at the fire to make it stronger; fan a fire to increase its intensity. Sinindianna ti suakona sa nagpayubyob. He lit his pipe and then blew out (the smoke). 
yódo: (Sp. iodo: iodine) n. iodine. 
yudyód: agyudyod. v. to sag, droop, sink, bend down at the middle; become flabby (muscles). [Tag. luylóy] 
yuét: n. a kind of small, scaly snake. 
Yógad: n. ethnic group from Isabela Province; language of the Yogad people. 
yugáyog: agyugayog. v. to vibrate, shake, tremble; sway (bridges, floors, etc.), swing. [Tag. ugóy] 
Yugoslábo: (Sp. yugoslavo: Yugoslav; fem: Yugoslaba) n. a. Yugoslav; Yugoslavian. 
yugyóg: yugyugen. v. to beat (eggs, etc.); to pick (ears, etc.); shake, sway (tree). [Tag. yugyóg] 
yúkan: see ayukan: honeybee. 
yukáyok: agyukayok. v. to sag, droop; sink. 
yúkos: var. of ayyukos: stooping. 
yukót: a. bent; hunched; hunchbacked. (kubbo) agyukot. v. to hunch; bend. 
yukuyók: see yakayak: sift; sieve. Nayukuyok ti balitok iti kadaratan dagiti waig. Gold was sifted from the sandy banks of the stream. (yakayak; tar-op; sigi; gasagas) 
yukyók1: var. of yukayok: sag, droop. 
yukyók2: yukyukan. v. to stab (bagkong). [Tag. yukyók = cower, duck] 
yúli: (f. úli) v. to take upstairs; take up. 
yúlog: (f. úlog) v. to bring down; take down. 
yom: yomén. v. to close, shut (the mouth). 
yummóng: (f. ummóng) v. to place something near a pile. 
yúmo: marayumo. n. a variety of thin-skinned banana, resembling the tumok when ripe. (tumok) 
yúmok: marayumok. see yumo, marayumo. 
yumyóm: yumyumen. v. to roll a mouthful of rice into a ball. 
yungáyong: agyungayong. v. to jut out, pro-trude, project, causing someone to stumble; to spread out like a canopy (tree branches) (sa-lumpayak; ruyag). [Tag. uslî] 
yungyóng1: agyungyong. v. to wear the hair long in mourning, abstain from cutting the hair in mourning; see also yengyeng. nakayung-yong. a. wearing the hair long in mourning. 
yungyóng2: nayungyong. a. shady. (linong) na-yungyungan. a. shaded. mangyungyong. v. to shade. Adda iti labes ti kakawayanan a nangyungyong iti nakipet a kalsada. He is across in the bamboo field shading the narrow road. [Tag. lilim] 
yúos: n. (obs.) stooping; hunchbacked; calling water buffalo. 
yupána: n. a kind of creeping herb used in popular medicine. 
yúrno: (f. urno) v. to bake; put in the oven. 
yus: n. term used for sexual intercourse, a euphe-mism for yot. (yusyus) 
yúsi: (reg.) n. pig stew with onions, tomatoes, and garlic. 
yusí: (reg.) n. kidney. (bekkél) 
yussuát: (f. ussuat) v. to begin, start; spearhead a project. 
yosyós: variant of yot in some districts. 
yot: agyot. v. to copulate. panagyot. n. sexual intercourse, coitus. yutén. v. to copulate with (a woman); to cover, serve,; to leap (a female animal); to brim (swine), to tread (birds). yuninám. (vulg., f. yut ni inám) copulate your mother. [Knk. bantók, yut, Png. yot, Tag. hindót] 
yúyek: n. earwax, cerumen (durek). [Bon. táin si kóleng, Png. olilek, Tag. tutulí] 
yúyem: nayuyem. a. overcast, clouded over; gloomy (kuyem; lulem; naulpan). [Png. udyem, lurém, Tag. kulimlím] 
yúyeng: n. abyss, abysm, gulf, chasm; the deep; shade of a tree; shade of a canopy. 
yóyo: n. yo-yo. agyoyo. v. to play with a yo-yo. Agsublisublida a kasla yoyo. They come back and forth like yo-yos. 
yúyok: agyuyok. v. to bend (ears of rice, etc.) (deppes); to pucker, to draw up into bulges or wrinkles (badly cut garments); sag under a heavy load. [Tag. yukód] 
-ysa: Variant of maysá, used with certain pre-fixes: saggaysa. one each kaykaysa. only one, sole.