ꯌꯥꯔꯦ
yare
The Manipuri word for "okay" is ꯌꯥꯔꯦ (yare).
This term is used as an interjection to express agreement or affirmation, equivalent to the English "OK."
Meaning: OK (intj)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is yare.
Did you know?
- While ꯌꯥꯔꯦ (yare) is a common way to say 'OK', it can also mean 'it is enough' or 'it is finished' in a dining context. A person might say it to indicate they are full and cannot eat any more.
- Manipuri uses the Meetei Mayek script for ꯌꯥꯔꯦ (yare), a unique writing system that was suppressed for centuries in favor of Bengali script before its modern revival.
- The phrase ꯌꯥꯔꯦ (yare) is part of a language family that links Manipuri to the Tibetan languages, making it a linguistic outlier in a region dominated by Indo-Aryan languages.
Example conversation
Thoijan i and Tompal are deciding on a meeting time.
- ꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ Thojaniꯅꯪꯅꯥ ꯊꯩꯅꯤꯅꯤꯅꯤꯅꯤ ꯂꯥꯛꯀꯥꯅꯤ꯫Nangna theininini lakkani.You should come on Tuesday.
- ꯇꯣꯝꯄꯥꯂ Tompalꯌꯥꯔꯦ, ꯑꯩꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯛꯅꯤ꯫Yare, eina lakni.Okay, I will come.
- ꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ Thojaniꯍꯧꯅꯤꯛꯄꯥ ꯅꯥꯅꯤꯅꯤꯅꯤꯅꯤ ꯂꯥꯛꯀꯥꯅꯤ꯫Hounikpa nanininini lakkani.Come in the evening.
- ꯇꯣꯝꯄꯥꯂ Tompalꯍꯥꯎ, ꯑꯩꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯛꯅꯤ꯫Hau, eina lakni.Yes, I will come.
