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yakka.

Work.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Work.

    Australia · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Yagara yaga (“work”).

verb
  1. To work.

    Australia
Where this word comes from

From Yagara yaga (“work”).

noun
  1. a Sikh living in the Sikh diaspora, especially one from the West

    India · North · South-Asia · derogatory · slang · sometimes
Where this word comes from

From Punjabi ਯੱਕਾ (yakkā), usually referring to an ace (a type of playing card) or a horse-drawn cart, but can also be translated into the English expletive fuck. However, the slang usage of the term is said to be a corruption of Yankee.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.