Word: yamsticks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: yam
sticks
Definition: Plural of yamstick. A rod-shaped implement used by the aboriginal people of Australia to dig yam and as a combat weapon.
Morphemes:
Affix: yam
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An orange-brown colour, like the flesh of the yam.
Affix: stick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A stick-like item.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stiken
Language: enm
Decoded: stiken
Meaning: to stick, pierce, stab, remain embedded, be fastened
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.