yema
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin gemma.
=== Noun ===
yema f (plural yemes)
yolk (yellow of egg)
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Tagalog yema.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: ye‧ma
IPA(key): /ˈjema/ [ˈji.mɐ]
=== Noun ===
yema
a sweet custard candy ball made with egg yolks and condensed milk
Synonym: yemas
== Chavacano ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Spanish yema (“egg yolk”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʝema/, [ˈʝ͡ʝe.ma]
Hyphenation: ye‧ma
=== Noun ===
yema
egg yolk
a sweet custard candy ball or pyramid made with egg yolks, condensed milk, sugar or butter, and other additional ingredients, dipped in a sweet syrup and usually wrapped in cellophane
== Fala ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Latin gemma (“bud of a plant, gemstone”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈjema/
Rhymes: -ema
Syllabification: ye‧ma
=== Noun ===
yema f (plural yemas)
yolk
=== References ===
Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 286
== Ga'anda ==
=== Noun ===
yèma
(Ga'anda) water
==== Synonyms ====
yème (Gabin)
=== References ===
Takács, Gábor (2007), Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:
Ga'anda yèma [Zima], Gabin yème [Zima]
== Lindu ==
=== Adverb ===
yema
who
== Old Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin gemma.
=== Noun ===
yema f
yolk (of an egg)
bud, shoot
==== Descendants ====
Spanish: yema
== Phuthi ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma.
=== Verb ===
-yéma
to stop
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== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Spanish yema, inherited from Latin gemma. Doublet of gema.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ema
Syllabification: ye‧ma
=== Noun ===
yema f (plural yemas)
egg yolk
tip (of a finger)
(botany) bud; shoot
Synonyms: botón, retoño, brote, vástago, pimpollo
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Cebuano: yema
→ Tagalog: yema
=== Further reading ===
“yema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Tabancale ==
=== Noun ===
yema
water
=== References ===
Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Cebuano yema / yemas.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjema/ [ˈjɛː.mɐ]
Rhymes: -ema
Syllabification: ye‧ma
=== Noun ===
yema (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜋ)
a sweet custard candy ball or pyramid made with egg yolks, condensed milk, sugar or butter, and other additional ingredients, dipped in a sweet syrup and usually wrapped in cellophane
(cooking) egg yolk
Synonyms: pula ng itlog, burok, apyak
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“yema”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“yema”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018