Q. yé interj. “lo!, what a ..., what is more” (Category: Various Cries)

Q. yé, interj. “lo!, what a ..., what is more” (Category: Various Cries)

References ✧ LotR/971; PE17/110, 162; VT47/31

Glosses

• “Lo!” ✧ LotR/971; PE17/110 (yē)
• “lo, now see!” ✧ VT47/31
• “what a ...” ✧ PE17/162
• “what is more” ✧ VT47/31 (yē); VT47/31 (yea)

Variations

• Yé ✧ LotR/971; PE17/162; VT47/31
• yē ✧ PE17/110; VT47/31
• yea ✧ VT47/31

Related

• yé “lo, now see!” = kena “see!” ✧ VT47/31
• yé “lo, now see!” = tira “see!” ✧ VT47/31
• -ye “and” is probably related to yé “lo, now see!” ✧ VT47/31

Element In

• Q. yé mána (ma) “what a blessing, what a good thing!” ✧ PE17/162

ᴹQ. yé¹ interj. “*lo!” (Category: Various Cries)

Reference ✧ SD/57 ✧ Yé