yeta

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See also: yëta and ꞌyeta

Phuthi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.

Verb

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-yeta

  1. to do
  2. to make

Inflection

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeta/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeta/ [ˈʃe.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeta/ [ˈʒe.t̪a]

  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: ye‧ta

Adjective

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yeta m or f (masculine and feminine plural yetas)

  1. (Rioplatense, colloquial) Jinxed, unlucky (of a person)

Noun

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yeta f (plural yetas)

  1. (Rioplatense, colloquial) Bad luck, misfortune

Further reading

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  • “yeta” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
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