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Yassa

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

The unpublished legal code attributed to Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol empire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A spicy Senegalese dish of marinated meat poultry, fish, or lamb with onions, lemon, or mustard.

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Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ (ǰasaɣ, “rule, statute”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يَاسَق (yāsaq) — Genghis Khan's legal code
  • Persian: یاسا (yâsâ) — Genghis Khan's legal code