(n) a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia, Syn. Islamic Group, JI, Malaysia Militant Group, Malaysian Mujahidin Group, Islamic Community

yahi

(n) a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California

yahi

(n) the Yanan language spoken by the Yahi

yahoo

(n) one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift

yahoo

(n) a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance

yahweh

(n) a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH, Syn. Yahveh, JHVH, YHVH, Jahweh, YHWH, Wahvey, Yahwe, Jehovah, Yahve, Jahvey

alexandria

(n) the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt, Syn. El Iskandriyah

libyan islamic fighting group

(n) a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi, Syn. FIG, Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group

palestine liberation front

(n) a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border, Syn. Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah, PLF

sequoya

(n) Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843), Syn. George Guess, Sequoyah

yokel

(n) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture, Syn. rube, bumpkin, hick, hayseed, chawbacon, yahoo

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Ayah

‖n. [ Pg. aia, akin to Sp. aya a governess, ayo a tutor. ] A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Rayah

‖n. [ Ar. ra'iyah a herd, a subject, fr. ra'a to pasture, guard. ] A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax. [ Turkey. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

yahoo

n. 1. One of a race of filthy brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in Swift's “Gulliver's Travels.” See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 + CM ]

2. Hence, any brutish or vicious character. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A raw countryman; a lout; a greenhorn. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. Someone who is not very intelligent or not interested in culture.
Syn. -- yokel, rube, hick, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Yahwe

{ prop. n. Also etc. } A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated Jehovah in the Bible; -- used by some critics to discriminate the tribal god of the ancient Hebrews from the Christian Jehovah. Yahweh or Yahwe is the spelling now generally adopted by scholars.
Syn. -- Yahwe, Yahveh, Wahvey, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +WordNet 1.5 +CM ]

Yahwism

{ n. Also . 1. The religion or worship of Yahweh (Jehovah), or the system of doctrines, etc., connected with it. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Use of Yahweh as a name of God. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Yahwist

n. Also older . The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled Yahweh, or Jehovah; the author of the Yahwistic, or Jehovistic, Prophetic Document (J); also, the document itself. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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雅虎

[雅虎, Yǎ hǔ] Yahoo, internet portal #8589

耶和华

[耶和华 / 耶和華, Yē hé huá] Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH); compare Yahweh 雅威[ Ya3 wei1 ] and God 上帝[ Shang4 di4 ], See Also: 雅威, 上帝 #40353

杨致远

[杨致远 / 楊致遠, Yáng Zhì yuǎn] Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo #47459

大乘

[大乘, dà chéng] Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond #52620

雅威

[雅威, Yǎ wēi] Yahweh #524129

哈利迪亚

[哈利迪亚 / 哈利迪亞, Hā lì dí yà] Habbaniyah (Iraqi city)

小乘

[小乘, xiǎo chéng] Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras

崔亚琳

[崔亚琳 / 崔亞琳, Cuī Yà lín] Charles Yah Lin Trie (Arkansas restauranteur)

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早々;早早

[はやはや, hayahaya] (adv) (arch) (used as an imperative) quickly #13406

いやはや

[iyahaya] (int) (Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

ちやほや;ちゃほや(ik)

[chiyahoya ; chahoya (ik)] (adv, n, vs, adv-to) (on-mim) pamper; make a fuss of; spoil

ほやほや

[hoyahoya] (adj-na, adj-no, adv) (on-mim) fresh; new

やほー

[yaho-] (int) (col) hi; howdy

アリーヤー;アリヤー

[ari-ya-; ariya-] (n) aliyah; immigration to Israel

イヤホン(P);イヤフォン(P);イヤホーン

[iyahon (P); iyafon (P); iyaho-n] (n) earphone; (P)

ビヤホール;ビアホール

[biyaho-ru ; biaho-ru] (n) beer-hall

ヤッホー

[yahho-] (int) (fam) (sl) yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; hey

ヤハウェ;ヤーウェ;ヤーヴェ

[yahaue ; ya-ue ; ya-ve] (n) (See エホバ) Yahweh; Yahveh; Jehovah

ヤフる

[yafu ru] (v5r) (sl) (See ググる) to search (using the Yahoo search engine)

ヤフオク

[yafuoku] (n) (abbr) Yahoo auctions

脚絆;脚半

[きゃはん, kyahan] (n) gaiters; leggings

弓矢八幡

[ゆみやはちまん, yumiyahachiman] (n) god of war

金剛般若波羅蜜多経

[こんごうはんにゃはらみたきょう, kongouhannyaharamitakyou] (n) Diamond Sutra

軽野砲

[けいやほう, keiyahou] (n) light field gun

孝行をしたい時分に親は無し

[こうこうをしたいじぶんにおやはなし, koukouwoshitaijibunnioyahanashi] (exp) (id) When you wish to be filial, your parents are gone

高野聖

[こうやひじり, kouyahijiri] (n) (1) Mt. Koya missionary (usu. low-ranking monks); (2) (uk) (See 田鼈) Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)

深夜放送

[しんやほうそう, shinyahousou] (n) late-night (all-night) broadcasting

親は無くても子は育つ

[おやはなくてもこはそだつ, oyahanakutemokohasodatsu] (exp) (id) Nature itself is a good mother

二十八星瓢虫

[にじゅうやほしてんとう;ニジュウヤホシテントウ, nijuuyahoshitentou ; nijuuyahoshitentou] (n) (uk) 28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)

八尋

[やひろ, yahiro] (n, adj-no) (arch) great length; great size

八尋殿

[やひろどの, yahirodono] (n) (arch) grand palace

般若波羅蜜

[はんにゃはらみつ, hannyaharamitsu] (n) { Buddh } prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)

般若波羅蜜多

[はんにゃはらみった, hannyaharamitta] (n) { Buddh } prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)

夜泊

[やはく, yahaku] (n, vs) night mooring

夜半

[やはん;よわ, yahan ; yowa] (n-adv, n-t) midnight; dead of night

野卑

[やひ, yahi] (adj-na, n, adj-no) vulgarity; meanness

野砲

[やほう, yahou] (n) field gun; field artillery

野鄙

[やひ, yahi] (adj-na, n) vulgar; base; mean

矢っ張り(P);矢張り(P);矢っ張;矢っ張し

[やっぱり(矢っ張り)(P);やはり(矢張り)(P);やっぱ(矢っ張);やっぱし(矢っ張し), yappari ( ya tsu hari )(P); yahari ( yahari )(P); yappa ( ya tsu chou ); yappashi (] (exp, adv, adj-f) (uk) also; as I thought; still; in spite of; absolutely; of course; (P)

矢筈

[やはず, yahazu] (n) (1) nock of an arrow; (2) forked tool used for hanging scrolls

矢筈模様

[やはずもよう, yahazumoyou] (n, adj-no) herring-bone pattern; herringbone pattern

矢偏

[やへん, yahen] (n) kanji "arrow" radical at left

冷や冷や

[ひやひや, hiyahiya] (adv, n, vs) feeling chilly; being fearful

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ヤフー

[やふー, yafu-] Yahoo!

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