yaad

See also: -YĄĄD

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English yard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːd/
• Hyphenation: yaad

Noun

yaad (plural yaad dem, quantified yaad)

1. house, home
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 8:14:

     Wen Jiizas riich a Piita yaad, im si se Piita mada-in-laa did lai dong iina bed. Shi did av fiiva

     And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever

2. yard (small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building)

Related terms

prepositional phrase

• a yaad

 

Further reading

• yaad at JamaicanPatwah.com
• yaad at majstro.com