yema

See also: þema

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin gemma.

Noun

yema f (plural yemes)

1. yolk (yellow of egg)

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Tagalog yema.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ye‧ma
• IPA^(key): /ˈjema/ [ˈji.mɐ]

Noun

yema

1. a sweet custard candy ball made with egg yolks and condensed milk

   Synonym: yemas

Fala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Latin gemma (“bud of a plant, gemstone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjema/
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: ye‧ma

Noun

yema f (plural yemas)

1. yolk

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Ga'anda

Noun

yèma

1. (Ga'anda) water

Synonyms

• yème (Gabin)

References

• Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:

  Ga'anda yèma [Zima], Gabin yème [Zima]

Lindu

Adverb

yema

1. who

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gemma.

Noun

yema f

1. yolk (of an egg)
   • 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario fol. 22v:

     Et su color es assi como yema de ueuo.

     And its colour is similar to that of egg yolk.

2. bud, shoot

Descendants

• Spanish: yema

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma.

Verb

-yéma

1. to stop

Inflection

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish yema, inherited from Latin gemma. Doublet of gema.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝema/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ma]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝema/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ma]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃema/ [ˈʃe.ma]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒema/ [ˈʒe.ma]

• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: ye‧ma

Noun

yema f (plural yemas)

1. egg yolk

   Le quité las yemas a los huevos antes de mezclarlos en el guacamole.

   I removed the yolk from the eggs before mixing them in the guac.

2. tip (of a finger)

   Ponga la yema de su pulgar sobre la superficie.

   Please put the tip of your thumb on the surface.

3. (botany) bud; shoot

   Synonyms: botón, retoño, brote, vástago, pimpollo

Derived terms

• pan de yema
• yema de huevo
• yema del dedo

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: yema
• → Tagalog: yema

Further reading

• “yema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Tabancale

Noun

yema

1. water

References

• Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Cebuano yema / yemas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjema/ [ˈjɛː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: ye‧ma

Noun

yema (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜋ)

1. a sweet custard candy ball or pyramid made with egg yolks, condensed milk, sugar or butter, and other additional ingredients, dipped in a sweet syrup and usually wrapped in cellophane
2. (cooking) egg yolk

   Synonyms: pula ng itlog, burok, apyak

See also

• kendi
• otap
• pastilyas

 

Further reading

• “yema”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “yema”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018