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yat¹

Where it comes from

From a Slavic language; compare Russian ять (jatʹ).

noun yats · jat

  1. A vowel letter of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabet (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ⱑ), no longer in current use
  2. The Late Proto-Slavic (Common Slavic) vowel that was represented by this letter, usually transcribed as /ě/. This vowel underwent various alterations in the later Slavic dialects and is no longer distinguished (except in Ijekavian).

yat²

Where it comes from

Spelling variant.

noun yats

  1. Multicultural London English, alternative, slang Alternative spelling of yatt (“woman”). [Chorus:Kano]:3 wheel-ups in a row, that means I'm a direct rudeboy. 2 2 yats of my own that means I'm a direct rudeboy.

Yat³

Where it comes from

From the phrase "where y'at?" (“how are you?”, literally “where are you at?”).

proper noun

  1. A unique collection of dialects of English spoken in New Orleans, Louisiana. The most distinctive local variety is Yat, called by one observer 'the Cockney of New Orleans'.

noun Yats

  1. A person of the New Orleans, Louisiana area who speaks with a Yat accent.

YAT⁴

proper noun

  1. The station code of Yau Tong in Hong Kong.

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noun an obsolete letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Ѣ/ѣ"

Françaisjat, ïat, iat, yat’, jat’
Русскийять jatʹ

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@misc{yat_2026,
  title = {yat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}