English

Interjection

yas

1. Nonstandard spelling of yes.
   • 1862, Various, The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862:

     'Oh! yas, I smokes; but I durned sight d'ruther chaw.'

   • 1904, O. Henry, Cabbages and Kings:

     "Yas, yas!" they cried, with broader grins and many nods.

   • 1913, Horace Annesley Vachell, Bunch Grass:

     It's nice, yas, and it's paid for.

Pronoun

yas

1. Nonstandard spelling of yous.

Anagrams

• say

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *yəx̣s. Cognate with Sarcee zas, Chipewyan yaθ, Beaver yas, Carrier yvθ, Sekani yas, Ahtna yaas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jàs]

Noun

yas (Western Navajo form of zas)

1. snow

Derived terms

• Yas Niłtʼees

Synonyms

• zas