yaman

See also: Yaman

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		јаман
Abjad		یامان

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yaman (“bad, wicked; sickness, inflammation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑˈmɑn]
• Hyphenation: ya‧man

Adjective

yaman (comparative daha yaman, superlative ən yaman)

1. bad

   Synonym: pis

   Antonym: yaxşı

2. evil
3. difficult, hard, harsh

   yaman gün ― hard times

Derived terms

• yamanlamaq (“to talk speak ill of”)
• yaman demək (“to curse”) (dialectal)

Adverb

yaman

1. (colloquial) very

   Synonyms: çox, lap, olduqca, həddən artıq

Usage notes

• Yaman is used mostly about situations that are perceived as negative.

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ya‧man
• IPA^(key): /ˈjaman/ [ˈja.man̪]

Noun

yaman

1. wealth; riches

Derived terms

• kayamanan
• magyaman
• mayaman
• payaman

 

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Masbatenyo

Noun

yaman

1. wealth; treasure; riches

Derived terms

• kayamanan
• magyaman
• mayaman
• pagyaman

 

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ya‧man
• IPA^(key): /ˈjaman/, [ˈjaː.mɐn̪]

Noun

yaman

1. money; wealth; fortune; valuable possessions
2. richness; wealthiness
3. plentifulness; abundance; opulence
4. resource

Derived terms

• bagong-yaman
• biglang-yaman
• ingat-yaman
• ingatang-yaman
• kayaman-yamanan
• kayamanan
• kukunang-yaman
• likas na kayamanan
• magpayaman
• mayaman
• mayamanin
• nakabaong-kayamanan
• pagkamayaman
• pagyamanin
• payamanin
• taong biglang-yaman
• yamanan
• yumanan

 

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Tatar

Adjective

yaman

1. bad, evil

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Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yaman.

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (jaman, “bad”); Kazakh жаман (jaman), Karakalpak жаман (jaman) / jaman, Kyrgyz жаман (jaman), Karachay-Balkar аман (aman), Uzbek yomon.

Adjective

yaman

1. terrible, bad