yan

See also: Yan, yán, yàn, yān, yǎn, 'yan, ƴan, and þan

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jæn/ or IPA(key): /jɛn/

Etymology 1

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

Numeral

yan

  1. (Northumbria) 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 Invalid ISBN, page 45

Etymology 2

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

Numeral

yan

  1. (Cumbria) One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.
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, page 75
  • Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide‎, Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, pages 24-25

Anagrams

Chamorro

Conjunction

yan

  1. and

Usage notes

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

See also

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin annus.

Noun

yan m

  1. year (Vegliot)

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

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic *yan-, *ya-, from Proto-Turkic *yā- (“side”).

Noun

yan

  1. side (bounding straight edge of an object)
    Erkek eşyalarımın yanında oturuyordu - The man was sitting beside my belongings


This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at side. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see yan in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) December 2008

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