Yesi

Dothraki

Etymology

From Proto-Plains *ɣesi (“woman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjesi/

Noun

yesi (nominative singular, animate, plural yesisi)

1. old or elderly woman, crone

Inflection

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	yesi	yesisi
Accusative	yesies
Genitive	yesisi
Allative	yesisaan	yesisea
Ablative	yesisoon	yesisoa

Related Terms

• chiori

 

Translations

Sense: female person

• Astapori Valyrian: abra
• Bodzvokhan: lam
• Castithan: fyelo
• Dothraki: chiori, yesi (elder)
• Hen Linge: beina
• High Valyrian: ābra
• Kinuk'aaz: kil
• Meereenese Valyrian: avra
• Méníshè: yénà
• Munja'kin: kiwa
• Noalath: naye
• Shiväisith: jov
• Sondiv: vi
• Trigedasleng: plan
• Veda: zhul

Creation and Usage Notes

See the note on chiori. This word would go on to become the -eesi suffix. -David J. Peterson 15:45, 8 January 2020 (PST)