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“yellow” in Akha

In Akha, yellow is sjhý, jɔ sjhý, yaw shuuhf.

Meaning in English

1. (noun) yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons 2. (verb) turn yellow 3. (adjective) of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk 4. (adjective) easily frightened 5. (adjective) cowardly or treacherous 6. (adjective) changed to a yellowish color by age 7. (adjective) typical of tabloids 8. (adjective) affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Akha dictionary entries

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Akha

sjhý

yellow

Source: STEDT database: Akha, Hansson 89 AHKP (ILH-PL)

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Akha

jɔ sjhý

yellow, gold

Source: STEDT database: Akha, Hansson 89 AHKP (ILH-PL)

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Akha

yaw shuuhf

yellow

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

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