| Hakka | English |
|---|---|
| ya1 | wild |
| ya1 ngin2 | wildman |
| ya2 | father |
| ya2 coi4 | cabbage |
| ya2 coi4 fa1 | cauliflower |
| ya2 lai1 | coconut milk |
| ya2 yung2 | coconut (grated, desicated) |
| ya2 zai3 | coconut |
| ya2 zia3 | parents |
| ya2 zip5 | coconut juice |
| ya3 | claw (vb.) |
| ya3 | scratch (vb.) |
| ya3 hoi2 | scratch an itch |
| ya4 | late in the evening |
| ya4 | night |
| ya4 gak5 | nighttime |
| ya4 man1 | night |
| yak6 | wave |
| yak6 su3 | wave a hand |
| yam1 | castrate |
| yam1 gai1 | castrated cockerel |
| yam2 | salt |
| yam2 nga2 | salty precipatate |
| yam3 | glance at |
| yam3 | sneek a peek at |
| yam4 | bounce |
| yam4 o1 nga2 | bounce a baby |
| yang1 | wind (vb. - a reel) |
| yang2 | win |
| yang2 cen2 | win money |
| yang2 ciu1 | win everything |
| yang2 dau1 su1 | winning and losing |
| yang3 | shadow |
| yang3 siong4 | take a photograph |
| yang3 siong4 gi1 | photographic camera |
| yap5 | preserve using salt |
| yap5 | salt cure |
| yap5 hiu2 | salty to taste |
| yap6 | classifier for pages of a book |
| yap6 | leaf |
| yap6 | page |
| yau1 | lower back of body |
| yau1 | one (in card games) |
| yau1 | spine |
| yau1 | want |
| yau1 go3 | cashewnut |
| yau1 gut5 | spine |
| yau1 kiu2 | entreat |
| yau1 kiu2 | request |
| yau2 | row a boat |
| yau2 | sway |
| yau2 loi2 yau2 hi4 | sway back and forth |
| yau2 son2 | row a boat |
| yau2 yau2 ngap6 ngap6 | wobbly and shaky |
| yau3 | ladle (vb.) |
| yau3 | spoon (vb.) |
| yau4 | glorious |
| yau4 po2 | hawk (n.) |