Yam vs Yah - What's the difference?
yam | yah |
(botany) Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated
The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
(US) A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas .
(Scotland) Potato.
(UK, India, South Africa) Yes.
As nouns the difference between yam and yah
is that yam is any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated while yah is an upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger.As an adverb yah is
yes.As a proper noun Yah is
alternative form of Jah|lang=en.yam
English
(wikipedia yam)Etymology 1
From (etyl) inhame and (etyl) . The term was coined in .Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
Careful use distinguishes yams (genus Dioscorea'') from sweet potatoes (''Ipomoea batatas ), while casual American use conflates these.Derived terms
* Chinese yam * purple yam * wild yam * yamlessEtymology 2
Anagrams
* ----yah
English
Etymology 1
An alternative pronunciation, akin to yeah.Adverb
(-)- Yah , we did go along but it turned out the wedding was a load of nonsense.