yakuza

See also: yakuzą and Yakuza

English

Etymology

From Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjakuza/, /jəˈkuːzə/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

yakuza (plural yakuza or yakuzas)

  1. A Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuza)
  2. A member of a Japanese organized crime gang. (plural: yakuzas)

Coordinate terms
  • bratva (“Russian organized crime”)
  • mafia (“Italian organized crime”)
  • mob (“organized crime”)
  • tong (“Chinese organized crime”)
  • triad (“Southeast Asian organized crime”)
  • cartel (“Latin American organized crime syndicate”)

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑkuzɑ/, [ˈjɑkuzɑ]

Noun

yakuza

  1. yakuza (organized crime group or its member)

Declension
Inflection of yakuza (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative yakuza yakuzat
genitive yakuzan yakuzoiden
yakuzoitten
yakuzojen
partitive yakuzaa yakuzoita
yakuzoja
illative yakuzaan yakuzoihin
singular plural
nominative yakuza yakuzat
accusative nom. yakuza yakuzat
gen. yakuzan
genitive yakuzan yakuzoiden
yakuzoitten
yakuzojen
yakuzainrare
partitive yakuzaa yakuzoita
yakuzoja
inessive yakuzassa yakuzoissa
elative yakuzasta yakuzoista
illative yakuzaan yakuzoihin
adessive yakuzalla yakuzoilla
ablative yakuzalta yakuzoilta
allative yakuzalle yakuzoille
essive yakuzana yakuzoina
translative yakuzaksi yakuzoiksi
instructive — yakuzoin
abessive yakuzatta yakuzoitta
comitative — yakuzoineen
Possessive forms of yakuza (type katiska)
possessor singular plural
1st person yakuzani yakuzamme
2nd person yakuzasi yakuzanne
3rd person yakuzansa

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ja.ky.za/, /ja.ku.za/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

  1. yakuza

Japanese

Romanization

yakuza

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やくざ

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jaˈku.za/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uza
  • Syllabification: ya‧ku‧za

Noun

yakuza f

  1. (crime) yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)

Declension
Declension of yakuza
singular plural
nominative yakuza yakuzy
genitive yakuzy yakuz
dative yakuzie yakuzom
accusative yakuzę yakuzy
instrumental yakuzą yakuzami
locative yakuzie yakuzach
vocative yakuzo yakuzy

Noun

yakuza m pers

  1. (crime) yakuza (member of a Japanese organized crime gang)

Declension
Declension of yakuza
singular plural
nominative yakuza yakuzowie
genitive yakuzy yakuz
dative yakuzie yakuzom
accusative yakuzę yakuzów
instrumental yakuzą yakuzami
locative yakuzie yakuzach
vocative yakuzo yakuzowie

Further reading
  • yakuza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • yakuza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ʝaˈkuθa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.θa]
 
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ʝaˈkusa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈku.sa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃaˈkusa/ [ʃaˈku.sa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒaˈkusa/ [ʒaˈku.sa]

  • (Spain) Rhymes: -uθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: ya‧ku‧za

Noun

yakuza m (plural yakuzas)

  1. yakuza
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