# yer
## Translingual
### Symbol

yer
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tarok.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Tarok terms

## English
### Etymology 1

Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/jəː/) and a non-high vowel (/ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/jəɹ ʌɪ nəʊ/)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɛ(ə)/, /jʌ/
* Rhymes: -ɛə, -ʌ

#### Adverb

yer
* (UK, slang) Pronunciation spelling of yeah, yes.

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”) and ерь (jerʹ, “ь”).

#### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /jɝ/
* (UK) IPA: /jɜː/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

#### Noun

yer (plural yers)
* Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

##### See also

* jer

### Etymology 3

From you.

#### Pronunciation

* (East Anglian Dialect) IPA: /jɜː/

#### Pronoun

yer
* (UK, slang, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of you. (plural or singular)
** 1916 April 13, Oswald Kendall, “The Romance of the Martin Connor”, in The Youth's Companion‎, volume 90, number 15, page 198, column 2:"Thet one in the Formosa Channel was tremenjus. The velocity of the wind tetched a ’undred and forty mile,—so it was computed at Taipei,— arfter which it blew the wind gedge away. Yer need a string to yer ’at in a breeze like thet!"
** 1992, Mary Jane Staples, Sergeant Joe:'Still, yer got nice looks,' said Ella.

##### Derived terms

* yer one
* yerself, yerselves

#### Contraction

yer
* (UK, slang) Pronunciation spelling of you're, you are.
** 1991, Kathleen Dayus, Where There's Life, London: Virago Press Ltd:Yer a lotta nosey parkers.
** 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:‘Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh,’ said Hagrid. ‘Harry – yer a wizard.’

#### Determiner

yer
* (UK, Southern US, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of your.
** 1991, Thomas Hayden, The Killing Frost, London: Random Century Group:'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.
** 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:‘Las’ time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh’ve got yer mum’s eyes.’
** 2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Nintendo 3DS, level/area: House of Joustus:Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'

##### Derived terms

* in-yer-face
* lang may yer lum reek
* on yer bike
* what's yer poison
* yer man

##### See also

* ya

### Anagrams

* -ery, Rey, Rye, e'ry, eyr, rye, yre

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yẹr. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰘𐰼 (yer), 𐰘𐰃𐰼 (yir).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jer/, [jerʲ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

yer (definite accusative yeri, plural yerlər)
* ground
    Yerdən götürdüyünü ağzına salma! ― Don't put into your mouth anything you picked from the ground!
* place, location
    Bütün sənədlər bir yerdə saxlanılmalıdır ― All the documents must be kept in one place.
* space
    Şkafda paltar üçün yer daha qalmayıb! ― There is no space left for more clothes in the closet!
* (colloquial) bed, mattress, bedding
    Hər səhər öz yerini yığmalısan. ― You must tidy your bedding up every morning.

#### Derived terms

* yerbəyer (“in good order; well installed”)
* yerli (“local”)
** yerlibazlıq (“unjustly favoring of one's fellow countrypeople”)
* yerləşmək (“to be located”)
** yerləşdirmək (“to locate; to place”)
* yersiz (“out of place”)
* yerlik hal (“locative”)

#### References

* ↑ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jẹr”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

## Blagar
### Noun

yer
* water

### References

* Paideuma, volume 52 (2006), page 152

## Breton
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjeːʁ/

### Noun

yer f pl
* plural of yar

## Cornish
### Noun

yer f pl
* plural of yar (“chicken, hen”)

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yẹr. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰘𐰼 (yer), 𐰘𐰃𐰼 (yir) and Azerbaijani yer.

### Noun

yer
* earth.
* place, location.

#### References

* ↑ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jẹr”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Khalaj

| Perso-Arabic | Perso-Arabic | یئر |

### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yẹr

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jɛɾ]
* (Talxâbî) IPA: [jeˑɾ]
* (Xarrâbî) IPA: [jɛɾ], [je̞ˑɾ], [jeˑɾ], [jie̯ɾ]

### Noun

yer (definite accusative yerü, plural yerlər)
* soil, ground
* place
* rank
* dignity

#### Declension
### References

* Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
* Doerfer, Gerhard (1988) Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From French hier.

### Adverb

yer
* yesterday

#### Derived terms

* avantyer

## Meroitic
### Romanization

yer
* Romanization of 𐦤𐦡𐦫

## Scots
### Pronoun

yer
* your

## Serer
### Etymology

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yɛr, whence also Fula yarugol.

### Verb

yer
* to drink

### References

* ↑ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 142

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jɛɾ̥]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -æɾ

### Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish یر, from Proto-Turkic *yẹr. Compare Old Turkic 𐰘𐰼 (yer), 𐰘𐰃𐰼 (yir).

#### Noun

yer (definite accusative yeri, plural yerler)
* place, location
    O yere hiç gitmedim.I’ve never been there.
* the ground, the earth
    Synonyms: yeryüzü, yerküre, dünya
    Yerin üçte ikisi sularla kaplıdır.Two thirds of the earth is covered with water.

##### Derived terms

* yerinde
* yer fıstığı

#### See also

* yer yer

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

yer
* third-person singular indicative aorist of yemek

## Uzbek

Other scripts :
| Yangi Imlo | |
| Cyrillic | ер‍ |
| Latin | yer‍ |
| Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan) | |

### Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai یر, from Proto-Turkic *yer (“earth”). Cognate with Uyghur يەر / yer / йәр; Turkmen ýer, Azerbaijani یئر / јер / yer, Turkish yer; Kazakh جەر / жер (jer), Kyrgyz جەر / жер (jer); etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jɛr/, [jɛr]
* Hyphenation: yer

### Noun

yer (plural yerlar)
* earth
* soil, ground

#### Declension
## Yola
### Etymology

From Middle English your, from Old English ēower, from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jɛr/

### Determiner

yer
* your
** 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 45:Yer hele.Your health (a toast).
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 6-7:wi vengem o' core t'gie oure zense o' ye gradès whilke be ee-dighte wi yer name;to pour forth from the strength of our hearts, our sense of the qualities which characterise your name,
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 2-4:ye wake o'hopes ee-blighte, stampe na yer zwae be rare an lightzom.the consequence of disappointed hopes, confirms your rule to be rare and enlightened.

#### Derived terms

* yerzel

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 80