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yaman

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Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic јаман
Abjad یامان

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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 günhard times

Derived terms

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Noun

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yaman (definite accusative yamanı, plural yamanlar)

  1. (South Azerbaijani) swear word, obscene language
    Synonym: söyüş

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Adverb

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yaman

  1. (colloquial) very, badly
    Synonyms: çox, lap, olduqca, həddən artıq

Usage notes

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

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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yáman (Basahan spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. wealth; riches
  2. resource
    Synonyms: rekurso, mediyos

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Crimean Tatar

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Other scripts
Cyrillic яман
Roman

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yaman (bad).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ya‧man

Adjective

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yaman

  1. bad

Derived terms

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References

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Ili Turki

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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yaman

  1. bad

Masbatenyo

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Noun

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yaman

  1. wealth; treasure; riches

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Salar

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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yaman

  1. brave
  2. bad, hard
  3. awesome

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

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yaman

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

References

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  • 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], 1st 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

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Etymology

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Compare Bikol Central yaman and Masbatenyo yaman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Conjunction

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yaman (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. (archaic) alternative form of yamang

Tatar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yaman.

Adjective

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yaman

  1. bad, evil

Turkish

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Etymology

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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

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yaman

  1. terrible, bad

Adverb

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yaman

  1. (dialectal, Ardahan) very
    Eşik ne yaman soğuktur.
    It is very cold outside.