"Action word" is generally the phrase used to describe a verb. "Yankee" is a noun or and adjective and, therefore, not an action word if one uses that phrase in the usual way.
Italians know the word Yankee but no a word for it.
Yankee was a word used by Dutch settlers starting in 1683. See the related link below for more.
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a Yankee
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Pettitte. The NY Yankee pitcher.
If I recall, the International Radio Code word for "Y" is Yankee.
Delta India Sierra Mike Alpha Yankee
Yes, a verb is an action word
yes hook is an action word because there is action in hook
The Kikuyu word for the English word action is "hatua."