yon

See also yön

English

Etymology 1

Old English ġeon

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒn

Adjective

yon (not comparable)

1. (dated or dialect) Distant, but within sight.

   He went to climb yon hill.

   • 2012 Spring, Gerda Stevenson, “Federer versus Murray”, Salmagundi: 

     His head... his head... his face... it wisnae there. Nae black curly hair, nae eyes - I've never seen eyes sae blue as Joe's. Irises blue as yon sky. Blown tae smithereens... his gorgeous, bonny head, no there.

Translations

distant, but within sight

• Portuguese: aquilo (pt) n, aquela (pt) f, aquele (pt) m
• Russian: вон тот (ru) (von tot)

Adverb

yon (not comparable)

1. (dated or dialect) Yonder.

Pronoun

yon

1. (dated or dialect) That one or those over there.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

yon

1. (knitting) yarn over needle
   • 2006, Heather Dixon, Not Your Mama's Knitting (page 222)

     Buttonhole row: (K1, p1) 3 times, yon, k2tog, (k1,p1) 5 times, yon, k2tog, […]

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Haitian Creole

Article

yon

1. a, an; the indefinite article

Usage notes

Yon always precedes the noun it modifies, unlike most adjectives.

Related terms

• a
• an
• la
• lan
• nan
• yo

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Japanese

Romanization

yon

1. See よん