yani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yani"

Japanese

Romanization

yani

1. Rōmaji transcription of やに

Kalasha

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “[he/she/it] means”).

Verb

yani

1. (transitive) [he/she/it] means

Interjection

yani

1. (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
2. (filler) er, so, uh, well

Synonyms

• laka

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑːˈnɪ/

Adverb

yani (Arabic spelling یان)

1. Alternative form of yenî (“that is to say”)

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “yani”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428

Swedish

Alternative forms

• yäni

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish yani.

Interjection

yani

1. (slang) that is to say, that is, so, I mean, you know
2. (slang) A filler.

Usage notes

Similar to alltså in some usages.

See also

• lakk

References

• Slangopedia

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یعنی (yani), from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “he means”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑːni]

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• Hyphenation: ya‧ni

Interjection

yani

1. (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
2. (filler) er, so, uh, well

Descendants

• → Swedish: yani

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yani”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یعنی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2204