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yaik1 numeral one la19-. Compare grib1 etymology: Romany; possibly a development from Sanskrit eka with the same meaning; but this also seems to be another all-purpose word similar to chaet ‘a thing, anything’; also attested by Galloway and Perthshire and Argyleshire Tinkler-Gypsies and BS in TDITA; also collected by EMcC/PS and Simson (1865) note:

Grellmann (1787) collected the forms Ick, Ek from Continental gipsies. Smart & Crofton (1875) collected the form Yek ‘one’ from English Gypsies.

Attested by Canadian Paul Pope (2013) with the same meaning.

yaik2, yayk noun a bell, a door knocker 20. etymology: origin obscure, seems to be no connection to yaik1; but this also seems to be another all purpose word similar to chaet ‘a thing, anything’; attested by Galloway Tinkler-Gypsies
yaik3 noun a bookcase 20. Compare yak verb etymology: origin obscure, seems to be no connection to yaik1; but this also seems to be another all-purpose word similar to chaet ‘a thing, anything’; this meaning only attested by Galloway Tinkler-Gypsies
yaik4 noun a chair 20. etymology: origin obscure, seems to be no connection to yaik1; but this also seems to be another all-purpose word similar to chaet ‘a thing, anything’; only attested by Galloway Tinkler-Gypsies
yaik5 noun a desk 20. Compare yak verb etymology: origin obscure, seems to be no connection to yaik1; only attested by Galloway Tinkler-Gypsies; however, McCormick records ‘yaik is said by a Tinkler to kinchin’s [children’s] language, and is a generic word meaning a desk, bookcase etc’; however, this also seems to be another all-purpose word similar to chaet ‘a thing, anything’;
yaik6 noun a key 20-. etymology: origin obscure but this seems to be another all-purpose word similar to chaet ‘a thing, anything’; attested by BS in TDITA note:

Canadian Paul Pope (2013) cites this form with the same meaning.

yak1, yack, yaik noun
1 the eye: Whin she wis seventeen she wis sae bonniie that man’s yak wid follow her. 19-.
2 the face 19-20.
yaik verb to look 20-. etymology: Romany; from Sanskrit akshi; also attested by Galloway Tinkler-Gypsies and Kirk Yetholm Gypsies; sense 1 also collected by Simson (1865) and attested by three of his informants; form yak attested in Shelta and by SR and JS note:

Grellmann (1787) collected the forms Aok, Jaok, Jaka with the same meaning from Continental gipsies. Smart & Crofton (1875) collected the form yok ‘the eye’ from English Gypsies.