iyan

See also: iyăn and ꦲꦶꦪꦤ꧀

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• yan
• an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈan/ [ʔiˈjan̪]
• Hyphenation: i‧yan

Pronoun

iyán (Basahan spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

1. that, it (near the person spoken to, but away from the speaker)

Derived terms

• kaiyan

See also

• idto
• ini
• ito

Central Bikol demonstratives

case	direct (an)	indirect (kan)	locative	existential
proximal (nearest speaker)	ini	kaini	digdi	uni/huni
medial (near addressee)	iyan	kaiyan	diyan	uya/huyan
distal (far from speaker)	idto/ito	kaidto/kaito	duman	uto/huto

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• 'yan, yan (clipping)
• uyan
• ian
• yarn (gay slang)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ian (“that, there (probably 2p.)”). Compare Central Bikol iyan, Tagalog iyan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈjan/ [ɪˈjan]
• Hyphenation: i‧yan

Adjective

iyan

1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

Derived terms

• auyan
• ayan
• kaniyan
• makaniyan
• niyan

Pronoun

iyan

1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)
2. (used for insults to add emphasis)

   Synonym: ita

   Buisit a taung iyan!

   That annoying creature!

   Nukong tau iyan!

   Oh gosh, that thing!

See also

• auyan
• ayan
• ini
• ita
• iti
• karin
• ken
• keta

Maranao

Pronoun

iyan

1. he

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• 'yan, yan — clipping
• yarn — gay slang

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ian (“that, there (probably 2p.)”). Compare Central Bikol iyan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈan/ [ʔɪˈan̪], (colloquial) /ˈjan/ [ˈjan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: i‧yan

Adjective

iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

Derived terms

• ganiyan
• iyang iyan
• niyan

Pronoun

iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

See also

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns

	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)	Locative (nasa)	Existential	Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker*	ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**	nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†	dini/dine	nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari	ere/eri, here/heri, ayri	ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	nandito, narito, naito**	heto, eto, ayto†	ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener	iyan, yaan	niyan	diyan/diyaan	nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡	hayan, ayan	ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote	iyon, yoon, yaon†	niyon, noon, niyaon†	doon	nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡	hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun	ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text.

Further reading

• “iyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ian₃”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• inay, niya

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Iyán pẹ̀lú ọ̀bẹ̀ ẹ̀gúsí

Compare with Edo iyan (“yam”) and Ebira iya (“pounded yam”). Possibly cognate with Khana ya (“water yam”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.jã́/

Noun

iyán

1. pounded yam

   iyán lọba gbogbo oúnjẹ

   Pounded yam is king amongst all foods

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: iyán (“pounded yam”)
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Language family	Variety group	Variety/language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ào			uyán
			Ìdóàní		uyán
		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)			uyán
			Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)		uyán
		Ìjẹ̀bú			uyọ́n
			Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	uyọ́n
				Àgọ́ Ìwòyè	uyọ́n
				Ìjẹ̀bú Igbó	uyọ́n
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	uyọ́n
				Ìkẹ́nnẹ́	uyọ́n
				Ìkòròdú	uyọ́n
				Òde Rẹ́mọ	uyọ́n
				Ṣágámù	uyọ́n
		Ifọ́n			uyán
			Ifọ́n		uyán
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)			uyán
			Òkìtìpupa		uyán
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)			uyán
			Mahin		uyán
			Òde Ùgbò		uyán
			Òde Etíkàn		uyán
		Oǹdó			uyán
			Oǹdó		uyán
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)			uyán
			Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		uyán
		Usẹn			uyán
			Usẹn		uyán
	Ìtsẹkírì				ẹgún
		Ìwẹrẹ			ẹgún
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
				Òdè Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
				Òmùò Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
				Awó Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
				Ìfàkì Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà)			ụyán, ụyọ́n
			Iléṣà (Uléṣà)		ụyán, ụyọ́n
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì			iyán
			Èbúté Mẹ́tà		iyán
			Ìgbẹsà		iyán
			Ọ̀tà		iyán
			Agége		iyán
			Ìlogbò Erémi		iyán
		Ẹ̀gbá			iyán
			Abẹ́òkúta		iyán
		Èkó			iyán
			Èkó		iyán
		Ìbàdàn			iyán
			Ìbàdàn		iyán
		Ìbàràpá			iyán
			Igbó Òrà		iyán
			Èrúwà		iyán
		Ìbọ̀lọ́			iyán
			Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)		iyán
			Ọ̀fà		iyán
		Ìgbómìnà			iyán
			Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún		iyán
			Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA		iyán
			Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA		iyán
			Ìsin LGA		iyán
		Ìlọrin			iyán
			Ìlọrin		iyán
		Oǹkó	Òtù		iyẹ́n
			Ìwéré Ilé		iyẹ́n
			Òkèhò		iyẹ́n
			Ìsẹ́yìn		iyẹ́n
			Ṣakí		iyẹ́n
			Tedé		iyẹ́n
			Ìgbẹ́tì		iyẹ́n
		Ọ̀yọ́			iyán
			Ọ̀yọ́		iyán
			Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)		iyán
			Ìkirè		iyán
			Ìwó		iyán
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà		iyán
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀		iyán
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà			iyán
			Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó		iyán
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)			àgú
			Baàtɛ		àgú
		Ifɛ̀	Akpáré		àgú
			Atakpamɛ		àgú
			Boko		àgú
			Est-Mono		àgú
			Moretan		àgú
			Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)		àgú
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• iyẹ̀n (Òǹkò)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.jã̀/

Noun

iyàn

1. argument

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• ìyẹ̀n (Òǹkò)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.jã̀/

Noun

ìyàn

1. famine