Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian žióti ‎(“to open (the mouth) wide”) (first singular žióju) žióvauti ‎(“to yawn”), Latvian žàvât ‎(“to yawn”), Ancient Greek χαίνω ‎(khaínō, “to yawn”), χάσκω ‎(kháskō, “to yawn”), Latin hiāre ‎(“to yawn”), Sanskrit vihāyas ‎(vihāyas, “airspace”). See also yawn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zʲɪˈjætʲ]