Yaa vs Yar - What's the difference?
yaa | yar |
To snarl; gnar.
(intransitive, chiefly, Scotland) To growl, especially like a dog; quarrel; be captious or troublesome.
Quick and agile; easy to hand, reef and steer.
* 1958 , Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
As a noun yaa
is the letter ي in the Arabic script.As a verb yar is
to snarl; gnar.As an adjective yar is
sour; brackish.yaa
English
Usage notes
* Some Arabic-based languages use variations of the letter, e.g. Persian uses (ye). ----yar
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l)Verb
(en-verb)Etymology 2
Origin uncertain.Alternative forms
* (l)Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 3
From (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- 1940' ''My, she was '''yar ...It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, right. Everything a boat should be, until she develops dry rot.'' -
- ...to make a ship best weighed, or yarest in her going.
- 1993' ''Arr, here be a fine vessel: the '''yarest river-going boat there be. - Captain McAllister