यान

See also: योनि and यानी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यान (yāna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /jɑːn/, [jä̃ːn̪]

Noun

यान • (yān) m

1. vehicle, coach

Declension

Declension of यान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	यान yān	यान yān
oblique	यान yān	यानों yānõ
vocative	यान yān	यानो yāno

Hyponyms

• गाड़ी (gāṛī)

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यान (yāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jan/

Noun

यान • (yān) n

1. vehicle

   Synonym: गाडी (gāḍī)

2. coach
3. carriage

Declension

Declension of यान (yān)
direct singular	यान yān
direct plural	याने, यानं yāne, yāna
	singular		plural
nominative	यान yān		याने, यानं yāne, yāna
oblique	याना- yānā-		यानां- yānāN-
dative	यानाला yānālā		यानांना yānāNnā
ergative	यानाने yānāne		यानांनी yānāNni
instrumental	यानाशी yānāśi		यानांशी yānāNśi
locative	यानात yānāt		यानांत yānāNt
vocative	याना yānā		यानांनो yānāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of यान
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	यानाचा yānāċā	यानाचे yānāce	यानाची yānāci	यानाच्या yānāca	यानाचे, यानाचं yānāce, yānāċa	यानाची yānāci	यानाच्या yānāca
plural subject	यानांचा yānāNċā	यानांचे yānāNce	यानांची yānāNci	यानांच्या yānāNca	यानांचे, यानांचं yānāNce, yānāNċa	यानांची yānāNci	यानांच्या yānāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• yāna (Latin script)
• 𑀬𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• যান (Bengali script)
• යාන (Sinhalese script)
• ယာန or ယႃၼ (Burmese script)
• ยาน or ยานะ (Thai script)
• ᨿᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຍານ or ຍານະ or ຢານະ (Lao script)
• យាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

यान n

1. Devanagari script form of yāna (“conveyance”)

Declension

Declension table of "यान" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	यानं (yānaṃ)	यानानि (yānāni) or याना (yānā)
Accusative (second)	यानं (yānaṃ)	यानानि (yānāni)
Instrumental (third)	यानेन (yānena)	यानेहि (yānehi) or यानेभि (yānebhi)
Dative (fourth)	यानस्स (yānassa) or यानाय (yānāya) or यानत्थं (yānatthaṃ)	यानानं (yānānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	यानस्मा (yānasmā) or यानम्हा (yānamhā) or याना (yānā)	यानेहि (yānehi) or यानेभि (yānebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	यानस्स (yānassa)	यानानं (yānānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	यानस्मिं (yānasmiṃ) or यानम्हि (yānamhi) or याने (yāne)	यानेसु (yānesu)
Vocative (calling)	यान (yāna)	यानानि (yānāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬬᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• যান (Assamese script)
• যান (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌯𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• યાન (Gujarati script)
• ਯਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦪꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• យាន (Khmer script)
• ಯಾನ (Kannada script)
• ຍານ (Lao script)
• യാന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘧𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• ယာန (Burmese script)
• 𑧇𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐫𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଯାନ (Oriya script)
• ꢫꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• යාන (Sinhalese script)
• యాన (Telugu script)
• ยาน (Thai script)
• ཡཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *yéh₂-nom, from *yeh₂- (“to go”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (yāⁱti), Proto-Slavic *ěxati (“to travel”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

यान • (yā́na) n

1. carriage, vehicle, mode of transport
2. moving, journey

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of यान (yā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यानम् yā́nam	याने yā́ne	यानानि / याना¹ yā́nāni / yā́nā¹
Vocative	यान yā́na	याने yā́ne	यानानि / याना¹ yā́nāni / yā́nā¹
Accusative	यानम् yā́nam	याने yā́ne	यानानि / याना¹ yā́nāni / yā́nā¹
Instrumental	यानेन yā́nena	यानाभ्याम् yā́nābhyām	यानैः / यानेभिः¹ yā́naiḥ / yā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	यानाय yā́nāya	यानाभ्याम् yā́nābhyām	यानेभ्यः yā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	यानात् yā́nāt	यानाभ्याम् yā́nābhyām	यानेभ्यः yā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	यानस्य yā́nasya	यानयोः yā́nayoḥ	यानानाम् yā́nānām
Locative	याने yā́ne	यानयोः yā́nayoḥ	यानेषु yā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अभियान (abhiyāna)
• उद्यान (udyāna)
• कारयान (kārayāna)
• मन्त्रयान (mantrayāna)
• महायान (mahāyāna)
• तन्त्रयान (tantrayāna)
• बसयान (basayāna)
• वज्रयान (vajrayāna)
• श्रावकयान (śrāvakayāna)
• सूत्रयान (sūtrayāna)
• हीनयान (hīnayāna)

Related terms

• यामन् (yā́man)
• याति (yā́ti)
• यावन् (yā́van)

Descendants

• → Khmer: យាន (yiən, “conveyance”)
• → Kannada: ಯಾನ (yāna, “carriage, vehicle”)
• → Hindi: यान (yān, “carriage, coach”)
• → Malayalam: യാനം (yānaṁ, “carriage, vehicle”)
• → Marathi: यान (yān, “carriage, vehicle”)
• → Pali: yāna (“conveyance”)
  • → Burmese: ယာဉ် (yany, “conveyance”)
    • → Shan: ယဵၼ်ႇ (yàen, “conveyance”)
  • → Thai: ยาน (yaan, “conveyance”)
• → Tamil: யானம் (yāṉam, “carriage, vehicle”)
• → Telugu: యానము (yānamu, “carriage, vehicle”)