yit

See also: yít

English

Adverb

yit (not comparable)

(US, Ireland, colloquial) Alternative form of yet.

Lashi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *jit, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *jit. Cognates include Burmese ယစ် (yac).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jit˧/

Adjective

yit

drunk

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jḭt˧/, [jḭ(t)˧]

Noun

yit

liquor

References

Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 27
Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 16

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English ġīet, from Proto-Germanic *juta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jit/, /jɛt/

Conjunction

yit

yet

Descendants

English: yet
Scots: yet

References

“yit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Rawang

Noun

yit

jackal

Alternative forms

gìpù
shálùm
zømwàng gi

Scots

Noun

yit (plural yits)

South Scots form of ait (“oat”)

References

“yit, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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