ян

See also: ан, -ан, and Ян

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate of Mandarin Chinese (yán).

Noun

ян • (i͡an)

  1. salt

Nogai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yān.

Noun

ян • (yan)

  1. side

Etymology 2

From Persian جان (jân, soul, vital spirit).

Noun

ян • (yan)

  1. soul

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “ян”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin (yáng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jan]

Noun

ян • (janf inan or n inan (indeclinable) or
ян • (janf inan or n inan (genitive я́на, uncountable)

  1. yang
    Antonym: инь (inʹ)

Declension

when declinable:

Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic ян (yan)
Zamanälif yan
Jaꞑalif
Yaña imlâ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yān.

Noun

ян • (yan)

  1. side (clarification of this definition is needed.)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Бер генә минутка [Ber genä minutqa]”, Динә Камалетдинова [Dinä Qamaletdinowa] (lyrics), Фирзар Мустафин [Firzar Mustafin] (music)‎[1]:
      Кил әле, кил әле яныма.
      Kil äle, kil äle yanıma.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Эзләдем, бәгърем, сине [Ezlädem, bäğrem, sine]”, Әхмәт Ерикәй [Äxmät Yerikäy] (lyrics), Сәйяр Хәбибуллин [Säyyar Xäbibullin] (music)‎[2]:
      Килсәң иде, иркәм, яныма / Көлемсерәп кенә.
      Kilsäñ ide, irkäm, yanıma / Kölemseräp kenä.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin (yáng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jan]

Noun

ян • (janm inan or n inan (indeclinable)

  1. yang
    Antonym: їнь (jinʹ)

Declension

when declinable:

Declension of ян
(pers hard masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative ян
jan
яни́
janý
genitive я́на
jána
яні́в
janív
dative я́нові, я́ну
jánovi, jánu
яна́м
janám
accusative я́на
jána
яні́в
janív
instrumental я́ном
jánom
яна́ми
janámy
locative я́нові
jánovi
яна́х
janáx
vocative я́не
jáne
яни́
janý