यान

See also: योनि and यानी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यान (yāna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /jɑːn/, [jä̃ːn]

Noun

यान • (yān) m

1. vehicle, coach

Declension

Declension of यान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	यान yān	यान yān
oblique	यान yān	यानों yānõ
vocative	यान yān	यानो yāno

Hyponyms

• गाड़ी (gāṛī)

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यान (yāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jan/

Noun

यान • (yān) n

1. vehicle

   Synonym: गाडी (gāḍī)

2. coach
3. carriage

Declension

Declension of यान (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	यान yān
direct plural	याने, यानं yāne, yāna
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	यान yān		याने, यानं yāne, yāna
oblique सामान्यरूप	याना yānā		यानां- yānān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	यानाला yānālā		यानांना yānānnā
ergative	यानाने, यानानं yānāne, yānāna		यानांनी yānānnī
instrumental	यानाशी yānāśī		यानांशी yānānśī
locative सप्तमी	यानात yānāt		यानांत yānāt
vocative संबोधन	याना yānā		यानांनो yānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of यान (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	यानाचा yānāċā	यानाचे yānāċe	यानाची yānācī	यानाच्या yānācā	यानाचे, यानाचं yānāċe, yānāċa	यानाची yānācī	यानाच्या yānācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	यानांचा yānānċā	यानांचे yānānċe	यानांची yānāñcī	यानांच्या yānāncā	यानांचे, यानांचं yānānċe, yānānċa	यानांची yānāñcī	यानांच्या yānāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• yāna (Latin script)
• 𑀬𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• যান (Bengali script)
• යාන (Sinhalese script)
• ယာန or ယႃၼ (Burmese script)
• ยาน or ยานะ (Thai script)
• ᨿᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຍານ or ຍານະ or ຢານະ (Lao script)
• យាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

यान n

1. Devanagari script form of yāna (“conveyance”)

Declension

Declension table of "यान" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	यानं (yānaṃ)	यानानि (yānāni) or याना (yānā)
Accusative (second)	यानं (yānaṃ)	यानानि (yānāni)
Instrumental (third)	यानेन (yānena)	यानेहि (yānehi) or यानेभि (yānebhi)
Dative (fourth)	यानस्स (yānassa) or यानाय (yānāya) or यानत्थं (yānatthaṃ)	यानानं (yānānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	यानस्मा (yānasmā) or यानम्हा (yānamhā) or याना (yānā)	यानेहि (yānehi) or यानेभि (yānebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	यानस्स (yānassa)	यानानं (yānānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	यानस्मिं (yānasmiṃ) or यानम्हि (yānamhi) or याने (yāne)	यानेसु (yānesu)
Vocative (calling)	यान (yāna)	यानानि (yānāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• যান (Assamese script)
• ᬬᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• যান (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ယာန (Burmese script)
• યાન (Gujarati script)
• ਯਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌯𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦪꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂨𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಯಾನ (Kannada script)
• យាន (Khmer script)
• ຍານ (Lao script)
• യാന (Malayalam script)
• ᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘧𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧇𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐫𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଯାନ (Odia script)
• ꢫꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• යාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩻𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚣𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• யாந (Tamil script)
• యాన (Telugu script)
• ยาน (Thai script)
• ཡཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨪𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *yéh₂-nom, from *yeh₂- (“to go”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (yāⁱti), Proto-Slavic *ěxati (“to travel”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

यान • (yāna) stem

1. leading, conducting (said of a road)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of यान
Nom. sg.	यानः (yānaḥ)
Gen. sg.	यानस्य (yānasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यानः (yānaḥ)	यानौ (yānau)	यानाः (yānāḥ)
Vocative	यान (yāna)	यानौ (yānau)	यानाः (yānāḥ)
Accusative	यानम् (yānam)	यानौ (yānau)	यानान् (yānān)
Instrumental	यानेन (yānena)	यानाभ्याम् (yānābhyām)	यानैः (yānaiḥ)
Dative	यानाय (yānāya)	यानाभ्याम् (yānābhyām)	यानेभ्यः (yānebhyaḥ)
Ablative	यानात् (yānāt)	यानाभ्याम् (yānābhyām)	यानेभ्यः (yānebhyaḥ)
Genitive	यानस्य (yānasya)	यानयोः (yānayoḥ)	यानानाम् (yānānām)
Locative	याने (yāne)	यानयोः (yānayoḥ)	यानेषु (yāneṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of यान
Nom. sg.	याना (yānā)
Gen. sg.	यानायाः (yānāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	याना (yānā)	याने (yāne)	यानाः (yānāḥ)
Vocative	याने (yāne)	याने (yāne)	यानाः (yānāḥ)
Accusative	यानाम् (yānām)	याने (yāne)	यानाः (yānāḥ)
Instrumental	यानया (yānayā)	यानाभ्याम् (yānābhyām)	यानाभिः (yānābhiḥ)
Dative	यानायै (yānāyai)	यानाभ्याम् (yānābhyām)	यानाभ्यः (yānābhyaḥ)
Ablative	यानायाः (yānāyāḥ)	यानाभ्याम् (yānābhyām)	यानाभ्यः (yānābhyaḥ)
Genitive	यानायाः (yānāyāḥ)	यानयोः (yānayoḥ)	यानानाम् (yānānām)
Locative	यानायाम् (yānāyām)	यानयोः (yānayoḥ)	यानासु (yānāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of यान
Nom. sg.	यानम् (yānam)
Gen. sg.	यानस्य (yānasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यानम् (yānam)	याने (yāne)	यानानि (yānāni)
Vocative	यान (yāna)	याने (yāne)	यानानि (yānāni)
Accusative	यानम् (yānam)	याने (yāne)	यानानि (yānāni)
Instrumental	यानेन (yānena)	यानाभ्याम् (yānābhyām)	यानैः (yānaiḥ)
Dative	यानाय (yānāya)	यानाभ्याम् (yānābhyām)	यानेभ्यः (yānebhyaḥ)
Ablative	यानात् (yānāt)	यानाभ्याम् (yānābhyām)	यानेभ्यः (yānebhyaḥ)
Genitive	यानस्य (yānasya)	यानयोः (yānayoḥ)	यानानाम् (yānānām)
Locative	याने (yāne)	यानयोः (yānayoḥ)	यानेषु (yāneṣu)

Noun

यान • (yā́na) stem, n

1. carriage, vehicle, mode of transport
2. moving, journey, travel
3. going, moving, riding, marching to or upon or against

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of यान (yā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यानम् yā́nam	याने yā́ne	यानानि / याना¹ yā́nāni / yā́nā¹
Vocative	यान yā́na	याने yā́ne	यानानि / याना¹ yā́nāni / yā́nā¹
Accusative	यानम् yā́nam	याने yā́ne	यानानि / याना¹ yā́nāni / yā́nā¹
Instrumental	यानेन yā́nena	यानाभ्याम् yā́nābhyām	यानैः / यानेभिः¹ yā́naiḥ / yā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	यानाय yā́nāya	यानाभ्याम् yā́nābhyām	यानेभ्यः yā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	यानात् yā́nāt	यानाभ्याम् yā́nābhyām	यानेभ्यः yā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	यानस्य yā́nasya	यानयोः yā́nayoḥ	यानानाम् yā́nānām
Locative	याने yā́ne	यानयोः yā́nayoḥ	यानेषु yā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अभियान (abhiyāna)
• उद्यान (udyāna)
• कारयान (kārayāna)
• मन्त्रयान (mantrayāna)
• महायान (mahāyāna)
• तन्त्रयान (tantrayāna)
• बसयान (basayāna)
• वज्रयान (vajrayāna)
• श्रावकयान (śrāvakayāna)
• सूत्रयान (sūtrayāna)
• हीनयान (hīnayāna)

Related terms

• यामन् (yā́man)
• याति (yā́ti)
• यावन् (yā́van)

Descendants

• → Khmer: យាន (yiən, “conveyance”)
• → Kannada: ಯಾನ (yāna, “carriage, vehicle”)
• → Hindi: यान (yān, “carriage, coach”)
• → Malayalam: യാനം (yānaṁ, “carriage, vehicle”)
• → Marathi: यान (yān, “carriage, vehicle”)
• → Pali: yāna (“conveyance”)
  • → Burmese: ယာဉ် (yany, “conveyance”)
    • → Shan: ယဵၼ်ႇ (yàen, “conveyance”)
  • → Thai: ยาน (yaan, “conveyance”)
• → Tamil: யானம் (yāṉam, “carriage, vehicle”)
• → Telugu: యానము (yānamu, “carriage, vehicle”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “यान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 849/3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 407

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “yāna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.