iyan

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Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: i‧yan
  • IPA(key): /ʔi ˈjan/ [ʔi ˈjan̪]

Pronoun

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iyán

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

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Maranao

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Pronoun

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iyan

  1. he

Tagalog

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

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

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Pronoun

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iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

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

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Further reading

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

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Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Iyán pẹ̀lú ọ̀bẹ̀ ẹ̀gúsí
Yoruba Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia yo

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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iyán

  1. pounded yam
    iyán lọba gbogbo oúnjẹ
    Pounded yam is king amongst all foods

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ī.jã̀/

Noun

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iyàn

  1. argument

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ì.jã̀/

Noun

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ìyàn

  1. famine