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]

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• Hyphenation: ya‧man

Adjective

yaman (comparative daha yaman, superlative ən yaman)

1. bad

   Synonym: pis

   Antonym: yaxşı

   • 1592 – 1676, Ṣāʾib Tabrīzī, نهان ایچر:

     تیزراق چکر ندامته بد مست‌یلیک یولو
     هر کیم کی یاخشی ایچسه شرابی یامان ایچر

     Tezraq çəkər nədamətə bədməstilik yolu
     Hər kim ki yaxşı içsə şərabi, yaman içər.

     The path of drunkenness quickly leads to regret
     Whoever drinks wine well ends up drinking it badly.

2. evil
3. difficult, hard, harsh

   yaman gün ― hard times

Derived terms

• yamanlamaq (“to talk speak ill of”)

Noun

yaman (definite accusative yamanı, plural yamanlar)

1. (South Azerbaijani) swear word, obscene language

   Synonym: söyüş

Derived terms

• yaman demək (“to curse”) (dialectal)

Adverb

yaman

1. (colloquial) very, badly

   Synonyms: çox, lap, olduqca, həddən artıq

Usage notes

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

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

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

Noun

yáman (Basahan spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

1. wealth; riches
2. resource

   Synonyms: rekurso, mediyos

Derived terms

• kayamanan
• magyaman
• mayaman
• payaman

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic	яман
Roman

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yaman (“bad”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ya‧man

Adjective

yaman

1. bad

Derived terms

• yamanlamaq
• yamanlıq
• yamanlıqsız

References

• “yaman”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Ili Turki

Etymology

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

Adjective

yaman

1. bad

Masbatenyo

Noun

yaman

1. wealth; treasure; riches

Derived terms

• kayamanan
• magyaman
• mayaman
• pagyaman

Salar

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yaman. Compare to Turkish yaman, Southern Altai јаман (ǰaman), Kyrgyz жаман (jaman), Kazakh жаман (jaman), etc.

Pronunciation

• (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [jɑːmɑn], [jɑmɑn]
• (Ejia, Daowei, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [jɑmen]
• (Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [jæmæn]

Adjective

yaman

1. brave
2. bad, hard
3. awesome

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

yaman

1. very, abnormally, especially
2. violently, fiercely

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “yaman”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 344-345, 352
• 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “yaman”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎^[1], 1^st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 112
• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “jaman, “勇敢””, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[2], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 135
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “jaman”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[3], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 123
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “yaman”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 329

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central yaman and Masbatenyo yaman.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjaman/ [ˈjaː.mɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aman
• Syllabification: ya‧man

Noun

yaman (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

1. wealth; riches; fortune; valuable possessions

   Synonyms: kayamanan, kariwasaan, tesoro

2. richness; wealthiness

   Synonyms: kayamanan, pagkamayaman

3. act of becoming rich or wealthy

   Synonym: pagyaman

4. plentifulness; abundance; opulence

   Synonym: kasaganaan

5. resource (something used to achieve an objective)

Derived terms

• bagong-yaman
• biglang-yaman
• dagdag-yaman
• ingat-yaman
• ingatang-yaman
• katutubong kayamanan
• kayaman-yamanan
• kayamanan
• kukunang-yaman
• likas na kayamanan
• likas na yaman
• magpayaman
• mayaman
• mayamanin
• nakabaong-kayamanan
• pagkamayaman
• pagyaman
• pagyamanin
• payamanin
• taong biglang-yaman
• yamanan
• yamang dagat
• yamang lupa
• yamang tao
• yumaman

Conjunction

yaman (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

1. (archaic) alternative form of yamang

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yaman.

Adjective

yaman

1. bad, evil

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یامان (yaman), 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

Adverb

yaman

1. (dialectal, Ardahan) very

   Eşik ne yaman soğuktur.

   It is very cold outside.