यानी

See also: योनि and यान

Hindi

Etymology

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Arabic عَنَى (ʕanā)

Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī)bor.

Classical Persian یَعْنِی (ya'nī)bor.

Hindi यानी

Borrowed from Classical Persian یَعْنِی (ya'nī), borrowed from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “it means”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /jɑː.niː/, [jäː.niː]

Conjunction

यानी • (yānī) (Urdu spelling یعنی)

1. meaning, i.e., that is to say

   Synonyms: अर्थात (arthāt), मतलब (matlab)