"Yard" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Proper name

IPA: /jɑːd/, /jɔːd/
Etymology: From English yard. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|en|yard}} English yard Head templates: {{head|jam|proper noun|head=}} Yard, {{jam-proper noun}} Yard
  1. Jamaica Synonyms: Jamaica, Jamdown, Jamrock, Jumieka, Yaad, Yawd Related terms: yard, yardie
    Sense id: en-Yard-jam-name-QsKYuhf- Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Yard meaning in Jamaican Creole (1.7kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "yard"
      },
      "expansion": "English yard",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English yard.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Yard",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Yard",
      "name": "jam-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Yard"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "No place else is better than Jamaica.",
          "text": "No weh nuh better than Yard.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Undeterred, D. repeated: \"Consultant, that's someone who who advises people, helps them with their work, isn't that so?\" He didn't wait for confirmation.\" So really, the only thing you can advise them about is us -- people from Jamaica. It was indisputable logic. […]",
          "ref": "1994, Victor Headley, Yush!, page 147",
          "text": "“Undeterred, D. repeated: \"Consultant, dat is someone who advise people, help dem ina dem work, nuh true?\" He didn't wait for confirmation.\" So really, is only 'bout we as Yard man yuh can advise dem.\" It was indisputable logic.” […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Jamaica"
      ],
      "id": "en-Yard-jam-name-QsKYuhf-",
      "links": [
        [
          "Jamaica",
          "Jamaica"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "yard"
        },
        {
          "word": "yardie"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Jamaica"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jamdown"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jamrock"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jumieka"
        },
        {
          "word": "Yaad"
        },
        {
          "word": "Yawd"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑːd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔːd/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Yard"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "yard"
      },
      "expansion": "English yard",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English yard.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Yard",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Yard",
      "name": "jam-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Yard"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "yard"
    },
    {
      "word": "yardie"
    }
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        "Jamaican Creole lemmas",
        "Jamaican Creole proper nouns",
        "Jamaican Creole terms derived from English",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with quotations",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "No place else is better than Jamaica.",
          "text": "No weh nuh better than Yard.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Undeterred, D. repeated: \"Consultant, that's someone who who advises people, helps them with their work, isn't that so?\" He didn't wait for confirmation.\" So really, the only thing you can advise them about is us -- people from Jamaica. It was indisputable logic. […]",
          "ref": "1994, Victor Headley, Yush!, page 147",
          "text": "“Undeterred, D. repeated: \"Consultant, dat is someone who advise people, help dem ina dem work, nuh true?\" He didn't wait for confirmation.\" So really, is only 'bout we as Yard man yuh can advise dem.\" It was indisputable logic.” […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Jamaica"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Jamaica",
          "Jamaica"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑːd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔːd/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Jamaica"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jamdown"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jamrock"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jumieka"
    },
    {
      "word": "Yaad"
    },
    {
      "word": "Yawd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Yard"
}

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