yap

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From Hokkien 葉 /叶 (Ia̍p) and Hakka 葉 /叶 (Ya̍p).

Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”). More at yelp.

104 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Basque: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Bulgarian: Яп (Jap) — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Catalan: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Chinese Mandarin: 雅浦 (Yǎpǔ) — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Chinese Mandarin: 雅蒲 (Yǎpú) — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Dutch: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Esperanto: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Estonian: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Finnish: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• French: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Galician: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Indonesian: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Italian: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Japanese: ヤップ州 (Yappu shū) — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Lithuanian: Japas — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Norwegian: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Pohnpeian: Iap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Polish: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Portuguese: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Russian: Яп (Jap) — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Serbo-Croatian: Јап — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Serbo-Croatian: Jap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Spanish: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Swedish: Yap — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Yapese: Waqab — an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia
• Bulgarian: джавкане (džavkane) — high-pitched bark
• Czech: štěknutí — high-pitched bark
• Czech: ňafnutí — high-pitched bark
• Dutch: gekef — high-pitched bark
• Esperanto: jelpo — high-pitched bark
• Finnish: räksytys — high-pitched bark
• Finnish: räkytys — high-pitched bark
• French: japper — high-pitched bark
• Georgian: წკავწკავი (c̣ḳavc̣ḳavi) — high-pitched bark
• Georgian: ყეფა (q̇epa) — high-pitched bark
• German: Japsen — high-pitched bark
• German: Kläffen — high-pitched bark
• German: Gekläffe — high-pitched bark
• Irish: sceamh — high-pitched bark
• Russian: тяв-тя́в (tjav-tjáv) — high-pitched bark
• Russian: тя́вканье (tjávkanʹje) — high-pitched bark
• Spanish: ladrido — high-pitched bark
• Spanish: gañido — high-pitched bark
• Spanish: trino — high-pitched bark
• Spanish: quejido — high-pitched bark
• Swedish: gläfs — high-pitched bark
• Bulgarian: джавкам (džavkam) — of a small dog, to bark
• Czech: ňafat — of a small dog, to bark
• Czech: štěkat — of a small dog, to bark
• Dutch: keffen — of a small dog, to bark
• Esperanto: jelpi — of a small dog, to bark
• Finnish: räksyttää — of a small dog, to bark
• French: japper — of a small dog, to bark
• German: kläffen — of a small dog, to bark
• Irish: sceamh — of a small dog, to bark
• Japanese: きゃんきゃんほえる (kyankyan hoeru) — of a small dog, to bark
• Russian: тя́вкать (tjávkatʹ) — of a small dog, to bark
• Russian: тя́вкнуть (tjávknutʹ) — of a small dog, to bark
• Spanish: gañir — of a small dog, to bark
• Swedish: bjäbba — of a small dog, to bark
• Swedish: bjäfsa — of a small dog, to bark
• Swedish: småskälla — of a small dog, to bark
• Swedish: gläfsa — of a small dog, to bark
• Azerbaijani: çənə döymək — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Azerbaijani: çöplətmək — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Azerbaijani: dəmə qoymaq — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Bulgarian: дърдоря (dǎrdorja) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Czech: žvanit — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Czech: kecat — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Esperanto: vortmueli — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Esperanto: blablai — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Finnish: lätistä — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Finnish: pölistä — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• French: jacasser — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Georgian: ლაყბობა (laq̇boba) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Georgian: ყბედობა (q̇bedoba) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Hebrew: חָפַר (ẖafár) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Hindi: बकना (baknā) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Italian: blaterare — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Japanese: ぺちゃくちゃしゃべる (pechakucha shaberu) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Māori: kapetau — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Marathi: बकणे (bakṇe) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Portuguese: tagarelar — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Portuguese: parolar — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Portuguese: palrar — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Russian: болта́ть (boltátʹ) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Russian: трепа́ться (trepátʹsja) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Scottish Gaelic: bleadraig — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Spanish: cotorrear — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Spanish: parlotear — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Spanish: paluchear — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Spanish: parlar — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Spanish: vanear — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Spanish: hablar por los codos — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Spanish: bachillerear — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Swedish: bjäbba — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Swedish: pladdra — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Swedish: babbla — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Tamil: வாயாடு (vāyāṭu) — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Turkish: zırvalamak — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Turkish: boş yapmak — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Turkish: çene çalmak — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Turkish: gevezelik etmek — slang: to talk, especially excessively
• Vietnamese: bô bô — slang: to talk, especially excessively