yan

See also yān, yán, yǎn, yàn, and -yan

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jæn/ or IPA: /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. (cardinal, North East England) (dialect) one in common dialect.

Derived terms

• yance or yence

References

• [2004], Griffiths, Bill, A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1-904794-16-5, page 191:
• [1997], Leith, Dick, A Social History of English, Routledge, ISBN 0415097975, 9780415097970, page 45:

Etymology 2

From Celtic numerals.

Numeral

yan

1. (cardinal, North West England) (dialect) one in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.

Wikipedia

Derived terms

• yan-a-dick
• yan-a-bumfit

References

• [1995], Wright, Peter, Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, ISBN 185-568-092-0, page 7:
• [2007], Deakin, Michael A.B., Leigh-Lancaster, David editor, The Name of the Number^[1], Australian Council for Educational Research, ISBN 0864317573, retrieved on 2008-05-17, page 75:
• [2002], Varvogli, Aliki, Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide^[2], Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 0826452337, retrieved on 2008-05-17, page 24-25:

Anagrams

• any, AYN, Ayn, NAY, nay, NYA

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Chamorro

Conjunction

yan

1. and

Usage notes

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

See also

• ya

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Dalmatian

Noun

yan

1. year (Vegliot)

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

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Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic yan, from Proto-Turkic.

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