yen
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).
Noun [edit]
yen (plural yen)
Translations [edit]
unit of Japanese currency
coin or note of one yen
Etymology 2 [edit]
From yen-yen (“a craving for opium”), from Mandarin 菸癮 (Mandarin: yānyǐn; Cantonese: yin1yan5, “addiction, craving (for opium)”).
Noun [edit]
yen (plural yens)
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
Verb [edit]
yen (third-person singular simple present yens, present participle yenning, simple past and past participle yenned)
- To have a strong desire for.
Translations [edit]
have strong desire for
Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /jɛn/
Etymology [edit]
From Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).
Noun [edit]
yen m (plural yens)
- yen, Japanese monetary unit and coin.
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Sinitic
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
yen m (plural yens)
- yen (currency)
Ido [edit]
Preposition [edit]
yen
Spanish [edit]
Noun [edit]
yen m (plural yenes)
Volapük [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [jen]
Noun [edit]
yen (plural yens)
Declension [edit]
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