yen

See also Yen, yên, and yến

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /jɛn/, SAMPA: /"jEn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Etymology 1

From Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).

Noun

yen (plural yen)

1. The unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen.
2. A coin or note worth one yen.

Translations

unit of Japanese currency

Arabic: ين (ar) (yen) m. Armenian: յեն (hy) (yen) Azeri: iena (az) Chinese: Mandarin: 日圓 (cmn), 日圆 (cmn) (Rìyuán), 日元 (cmn) (Rìyuán), (slang) 老日 (cmn) (LǎoRì) Min Nan: 日圓 (ji̍t-ôan) Dutch: yen (nl) m. Esperanto: eno (eo), jeno (eo) Finnish: jeni (fi)

Hindi: येन (hi) (yēn) Hungarian: jen (hu) Icelandic: jen (is) n. Japanese: 円 (ja) (えん, en), also: 圓 (ja) (えん, en) Korean: 엔 (ko) (en) Polish: jen (pl) m. Portuguese: iene (pt) m. Russian: иена (ru) (ijéna) f. Spanish: yen (es) m. Turkish: yen (tr)

coin or note of one yen

Chinese: Mandarin: 日圓 (cmn), 日圆 (cmn) (Rìyuán), 日元 (cmn) (Rìyuán), (slang) 老日 (cmn) (LǎoRì) Dutch: yen (nl) m. Finnish: jeni (fi)

Hungarian: jen (hu) Japanese: 円 (ja) (えん, en) Korean: 엔 (ko) (en) Russian: иена (ru) (ijéna) f.

Etymology 2

From yen-yen (“a craving for opium”), from Mandarin 瘾 (Mandarin: yǐn; Cantonese: yan5, “addiction, craving (for opium)”).

Noun

yen (plural yens)

1. A strong desire, urge, or yearning.

Synonyms

• craving, desire, hankering, urge, yearning

Translations

strong desire

Dutch: verlangen (nl) n., hartstocht (nl) f.

Spanish: deseo (es) m., ganas (es) f. pl.

Verb

yen (third-person singular simple present yens, present participle yenning, simple past and past participle yenned)

1. To have a strong desire for.

Translations

have strong desire for

Dutch: hartstochtelijk (nl) verlangen (nl), smachten (nl) Italian: bramare (it), desiderare (it)

Spanish: desear (es)

Anagrams

• eny

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jɛn/

Etymology

From Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).

Noun

yen m. (plural yens)

1. yen, Japanese monetary unit and coin.

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French

Etymology

From Sinitic

Pronunciation

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Noun

yen m. (plural yens)

1. yen (currency)

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Ido

Preposition

yen

1. here is

   Ube la kafeerio esas? — Where is the café?

   Yen la kafeerio! — Here is the café.

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Spanish

Noun

yen m. (plural yenes)

1. yen