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yari

Pronunciation: /ˈjaɾi/

“yari” is a Tagalog word. Its 16 meanings in English:

noun

  1. root of words meaning “event” or “occurrence”, such as mangyari or pangyayari
  2. root of words meaning “power”, such as kapangyarihan
  3. act or manner of making or manufacturing something
  4. product; thing manufactured or made
  5. used with sa to mean "made of"
  6. completion or finishing of something being done, made, or manufactured
  7. output; amount produced
  8. style; make; build
  9. texture; structure; composition
  10. meeting one's downfall or getting what one deserves

adjective

  1. made; finished; manufactured
  2. ready-made
  3. done for; doomed
  4. finished; completed (usually with na)
  5. dead

pronoun

  1. this (close to the speaker)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jadi (“to become”), from Sanskrit जाति (jāti, “birth”). Doublet of ari, dati, hati, and Henesis.

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