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yaNonstandard spelling of you.yabbaA traditional Jamaican handmade ceramic cooking pot.yacataAn ancient Mesoamerican structure resembling a rounded pyramid.yaccaEither of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.yadaOnly used in yada yada yadayaddaOne of a set of items which do not need to be specified; often used in conjunction with the catch phrase yadda yadda yadda.yadnyaAlternative form of yajna.yagnaAlternative form of yajna.yagnyaAlternative form of yajna.yagona(chiefly in the Pacific islands) The kava plant.yaguaA Central American palm tree, Roystonea dunlapianayaguazaDendrocygna autumnalis, the black-bellied whistling duck.yagura(sumo) A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.yagyaAlternative form of yajna.yajna(Hinduism) A ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.yajnopavitaA sacred thread worn during the upanayana ritual.yakata(sumo) The structure, suspended over the sumo dohyo, that resembles the roof of a Shinto shrine.yakayaka(Ghana) steamed cassavayakgwaA type of Korean dessert made with honey, rice wine, sesame oil, and ginger juice.yakisobaA Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce.yakka(Australia) Work.yaksha(Hindu mythology) A kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.yakuzaA Japanese organized crime gang.yallaAlternative form of yaller.yamakaAlternative spelling of yarmulke.yamalkaAlternative form of yarmulke.yamanbaA mountain hag in Japanese folklore.yamelkaAlternative spelling of yarmulke.yammaObsolete spelling of llama.yampaAlternative form of yampah.yamukaAlternative spelling of yarmulke.yamulkaAlternative form of yarmulke.yana(Buddhism) Any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.yanaconaAlternative form of yanakuna.yanakuna(historical) An individual in the Inca Empire who left the ayllu system and worked full-time at a variety of tasks for the Inca, their queen, or the religious establishment.yanggonaAlternative spelling of yagona.yangonaAlternative spelling of yagona.yantraA geometrical diagram used as a meditation aid in tantric worship.yaqona(Fiji) Alternative form of yagona.yarangaA rounded or conical tent of reindeer hide, the traditional mobile home of some nomadic indigenous peoples of Russia.yaretaAzorella compacta, a South American flowering cushion plant in the family Apiaceae.yarfaAlternative form of yarpha.yarmalkaAlternative spelling of yarmulke.yarmelkaAlternative spelling of yarmulke.yarmulkaAlternative spelling of yarmulke.yarpha(obsolete, Scotland, Orkney) Peat bog.yartaArchaic form of yurt.yassaA spicy Senegalese dish of marinated meat poultry, fish, or lamb with onions, lemon, or mustard.yatgaA traditional plucked bridge zither played in Mongolia.yatraA Hindu pilgrimage.yautiaAn edible plant commonly found in the Caribbean: Xanthosoma sagittifolium, new cocoyam.yavaAlternative form of kava.yaya(Philippines, Hong Kong) A nanny; female caregiver; nursemaidyazata(Zoroastrianism) A divinity.yearaToxicodendron diversilobum, western poison oak.yeddaA type of straw used to make straw hatsyellaPronunciation spelling of yellow.yemistaAlternative form of gemista.yenta(Jewish) A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.yerbaIlex paraguariensis, a species of holly native to southern South America; or the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used to make the caffeine-rich beverage maté.yeridaThe emigration of Jews from Israel.yersiniaA Gram-negative bacterium, of the genus Yersinia, that is an etiological agent of several diseases in animals and humans, notably Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague.yeshibaAlternative spelling of yeshiva.yeshiva(education, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.yogaThe tree Elaeocarpus joga.yogasana(yoga) A position or posture (asana).yojanaA Vedic unit of distance used in ancient India, believed to be approximately 6 to 15 kilometers (4 to 9 miles).yokozuna(sumo) The highest rank of sumo wrestler, above ozeki; grand champion.yola(US, slang, California, MLE) cocaineyonkomaA comic strip of Japanese origin, having four panels usually in a vertical orientation.yorga(Australian Aboriginal) A woman, especially an Aboriginal woman.yowzaAlternative spelling of yowzah.ytterbia(inorganic chemistry) Ytterbium oxide.yttria(chemistry) yttrium oxideyubaDried tofu skin; the film that forms on top of a vat of boiling soy milk.yucca(now proscribed, obsolete) The yuca (cassava).yufkaA thin, round, unleavened flatbread in Turkish cuisine.yuga(Hinduism) In Hindu theology, a period of a few hundred or thousand years, or an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages, catur-yuga catur-yuga: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Dvapara Yuga, the Treta Yuga and finally the Kali Yuga, with lengths ranging from 432,000 to 1,728,000 years.yuhinaAny of several birds of the genus Yuhina: the Old World babblers.yukaA secular Afro-Cuban musical tradition with drumming, singing and dancing, developed by Kongo slaves in colonial times.yukataAn unlined cotton summer kimono worn by both men and women.yukolaDried fish meat prepared by the peoples of Siberia and the Russian Far EastyurlaA Tibetan pastry, consisting of butter added to wheat flour and cooked into a pasteyurtaSynonym of yurt.