яга

Mariupol Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from a Kipchak language (compare Crimean Tatar yağa (edge; shore) and Urum йаға (edge)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɐˈɣä]
  • Hyphenation: яга

Noun

яга́ • (jahán

  1. shore

Declension

Declension of яга́
singular plural
nominative яга́ (jahá) яга́я (jahája)
oblique яга́ (jahá) яга́яс (jahájas)

*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

References

  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “яга́”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) “яга”, in Румеку глоса[1], Donetsk