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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Mayangna.

Symbol

yan

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mayangna.

See also

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Along with ane and yen, a Cumbrian and Northumbrian form of one, from the Old English ān. An example is "yan, twee, tree, fower" for "one, two, three, four".

Numeral

yan

  1. (Northumbria, Cumbria) One.
Derived terms
References
  • Griffiths, Bill (2004), A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN, page 191
  • Leith, Dick (1997), A Social History of English, Routledge, →ISBN, page 45

Etymology 2

From Brythonic numerals, with influence from Old English ān or modern Northern English yan or Northern English yen.

Numeral

yan

  1. (Cumbria) One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Derived terms
See also
References
  • Wright, Peter (1995), Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
  • Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007), Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number, Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, retrieved 17 May 2008, page 75
  • Varvogli, Aliki (2002), Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide, Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, retrieved 17 May 2008, pages 24-25

Anagrams

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Azerbaijani

More information Cyrillic, Arabic ...

Etymology

from Proto-Turkic *yān (side). Cognate with Chuvash ҫум (śum), etc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

yan (definite accusative yanı, plural yanlar)

  1. side
    Synonym: tərəf
  2. (anatomy) buttock

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information nominative, singular ...

Derived terms

Further reading

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Bambara

Adverb

yan

  1. here

See also

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Pronoun

'yan

  1. nonstandard spelling of iyan

Chamorro

Conjunction

yan

  1. and

Usage notes

Used to connect similar words or phrases. To indicate causation the alternate ya is used.

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin annus.

Noun

yan m

  1. year (Vegliot)

Ilocano

Etymology

From *giyan, compare Ibanag gian.

Noun

yan

  1. place

Japanese

Romanization

yan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やん

Mandarin

Romanization

yan

  1. nonstandard spelling of yān
  2. nonstandard spelling of yán
  3. nonstandard spelling of yǎn
  4. nonstandard spelling of yàn

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Nigerian Pidgin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English yarn, from the expression spin a yarn.

Verb

yan

  1. to talk
    • (Can we date this quote?), Anthonia Ujene, “Khalai yan with plant”, in Storybooks African Languages:
      Khalai dey yan to flower wen surround her school. “Abeg oo flower, make grow strong oo so yeye person no go fit enter our school.”
      Khalai talks to the flowers around her school. “Please, flowers, grow strong so that no bad person can enter our school.”
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Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Confer Persian یا ().

Alternative forms

Conjunction

yan (Arabic spelling یان)

  1. or
    Synonym: (after a word ending in a consonant) an
Descendants
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܝܲܢ (yan)

Etymology 2

Adverb

yan (Arabic spelling یان)

  1. alternative form of yenî (that is to say)

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “yan I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “yan II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428

Old Javanese

Conjunction

yan

  1. if

Senhaja de Srair

Pronunciation

Numeral

yan m (feminine equivalent yat, Tifinagh spelling ⵢⴰⵏ)

  1. Ketama and Taghzut form of yewwen

References

  • Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary, retrieved 2025
  • Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis), Paris, France: HAL

Tagalog

Pronoun

yan (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. alternative spelling of 'yan

Anagrams

Tapirapé

Noun

yan

  1. canoe

References

Tashelhit

Tashelhit numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: yan
    Ordinal: izwarn, amzwaru

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit يان (yan, one), from Proto-Berber *yiwăʔ-ăn (one).

Cognates include Kabyle yiwen (one), Zenaga yuʔn (one), Ghadames yón (one), Senhaja de Srair yan, yewwen (one), Awjila iwînan (one), Tarifit ijjen (one), Sokna iǧǧen (one), Nefusa uǧun (one), and Tuareg əyyăn (one).

Pronunciation

Numeral

yan m (feminine equivalent yat, Tifinagh spelling ⵢⴰⵏ, Arabic spelling يان)

  1. one
    يان د مراو واسّ.yan d mraw wass.eleven days.
    ف ييّي يات كا.f iyyi yat ka.give me just one.

Derived terms

  • krayan (someone)
  • kuyan (everyone)

Article

yan m (feminine yat, Arabic spelling يان)

  1. a, an
    ژريغ يان يميكر غ السّوق.ẓriġ ya imikr ġ ssuq.i saw a thief at the ssuq.
    راد غين يليغ غ يات تساعت.Rad ɣinn iliɣ ɣ yat tsaɛt.i'll be there in an hour.

Noun

yan m (feminine equivalent yat, Tifinagh spelling ⵢⴰⵏ, Arabic spelling يان)

  1. a person, someone
    اور د يوشكا حتّى يان.
    ur d yuška ḥtta yan
    no one came.

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2955b

Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یان (yan), from Proto-Turkic *yān (side).

Noun

yan (definite accusative yanı, plural yanlar)

  1. side
    Adam, eşyalarımın yanında oturuyordu.
    The man was sitting next to my belongings.
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

yan

  1. second-person singular imperative of yanmak

References

Volapük

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin iānua.

Pronunciation

Noun

yan (nominative plural yans)

  1. door

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

Western Maninkakan

Adverb

yan

  1. here

Woiwurrung

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