やの

Japanese

Etymology 1

Compound of や (ya, assertive particle) + の (no, questioning particle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠ no̞]

Phrase

やの • (ya no) 

1. Kansai form of なの (na no), expressing assertion, questioning or exclamation.

   落(らく)書(が)きしたん誰(だれ)やの。

   Rakugaki shita n dare ya no.

   Whose graffiti is this!?

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of やの – see the following entries.

【矢篦】 [noun] (archery) Synonym of 矢柄 (yagara): shaft of an arrow

【矢野】 [proper noun] Yano (neighborhoods in Japan): [proper noun] A neighborhood of Yawatahama, Aichi Prefecture. [proper noun] A neighborhood of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. [proper noun] A neighborhood of Aki, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. [proper noun] A neighborhood of Tamaki, Mie Prefecture. [proper noun] a surname

(This term, やの, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 矢埜, 谷野, 谷之, 箭野, 箟.)