# yema
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin gemma.

### Noun

yema f (plural yemes)
* yolk (yellow of egg)

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Tagalog yema.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ye‧ma
* IPA: /ˈjema/ [ˈji.mɐ]

### Noun

yema
* a sweet custard candy ball made with egg yolks and condensed milk
    Synonym: yemas

## Fala
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Latin gemma (“bud of a plant, gemstone”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjema/
* Rhymes: -ema
* Syllabification: ye‧ma

### Noun

yema f (plural yemas)
* yolk

### References

* Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

## Ga'anda
### Noun

yèma
* (Ga'anda) water

#### Synonyms

* yème (Gabin)

### References

* Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:
    Ga'anda yèma [Zima], Gabin yème [Zima]

## Lindu
### Adverb

yema
* who

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin gemma.

### Noun

yema f
* yolk (of an egg)
** 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario fol. 22v:Et su color es assi como yema de ueuo.And its colour is similar to that of egg yolk.
* bud, shoot

#### Descendants

* Spanish: yema

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ma.

### Verb

-yéma
* to stop

#### Inflection

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## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish yema, inherited from Latin gemma. Doublet of gema.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝema/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ma]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝema/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ma]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃema/ [ˈʃe.ma]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒema/ [ˈʒe.ma]
* Rhymes: -ema
* Syllabification: ye‧ma

### Noun

yema f (plural yemas)
* egg yolk
    Le quité las yemas a los huevos antes de mezclarlos en el guacamole.I removed the yolk from the eggs before mixing them in the guac.
* tip (of a finger)
    Ponga la yema de su pulgar sobre la superficie.Please put the tip of your thumb on the surface.
* (botany) bud; shoot
    Synonyms: botón, retoño, brote, vástago, pimpollo

#### Derived terms

* pan de yema
* yema de huevo
* yema del dedo

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: yema
* → Tagalog: yema

### Further reading

* “yema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tabancale
### Noun

yema
* water

### References

* Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yema, from Old Spanish yema, from Latin gemma. Compare Cebuano yema / yemas.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈjema/ [ˈjɛː.mɐ]
* Rhymes: -ema
* Syllabification: ye‧ma

### Noun

yema (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜋ)
* a sweet custard candy ball or pyramid made with egg yolks, condensed milk, sugar or butter, and other additional ingredients, dipped in a sweet syrup and usually wrapped in cellophane
* (cooking) egg yolk
    Synonyms: pula ng itlog, burok, apyak

#### See also

* kendi
* otap
* pastilyas

### Further reading

* “yema”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “yema”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018