yahu

== Ternate == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈja.hu] === Verb === yahu (transitive) to force, compel ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh == Turkish == === Alternative forms === yahû, Ya Hû, yav === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاهو (yāhū), from یا (yā, “o!”) +‎ هو (hū, “any individual talked to, (in Sufism) God”), from Arabic يَا (yā) + هُوَ (huwa). Cognate of Azerbaijani yahu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjaːhu/, (colloquial) [ˈjaːu] Hyphenation: ya‧hu === Interjection === yahu (colloquial) hey, over here Synonym: hey (colloquial) Draws attention. Sadece küçücük bir beyaz yalan, yahu. ― It's just a tiny white lie! (colloquial) Expresses pity. Zavallı adama biraz şefkatli davran, yahu. ― Show some kindness to the poor man! ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “yahu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “yahu¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5161 Huwa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia