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yâakverb

be difficult; be complicated

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1v.

be hardlexitron

2v.

be difficult; be complicatedlexitron

3adj.

rare, scarce; lacking, wanting(archaic)wiktionary

4adj.

needy; poor(archaic)wiktionary

5adj.

difficult; hardwiktionary

6adv.

difficultly; with difficulty; without easewiktionary

7n.

difficulty; hardship; trouble(archaic)wiktionary

Built from

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *jaːkᴰᴸ⁴ (“difficult”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᨿᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຍາກ (nyāk), Lü ᦍᦱᧅ (yaak), Tai Dón ꪥꪱ, Shan ယၢၵ်ႈ (yāak), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥐ (yaak), Phake ယ︀က︀် (yak), Ahom 𑜊𑜀𑜫 (jʸak).

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