ayan
See also: Ayan
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧yan
Noun
ayan
- a stone or coin used as marker in games like hopscotch
- a stone or coin used as a shooter in a game of taksi or igoigo
- the taw or shooter; the marble used to shoot ducks with in a game of marbles
- the slammer used in a game of Pogs
- the main card used in a game of apirapir; the trading card used during the execution of slapping of hands so as not to crumple or risk damaging the rest of the player's cards
- the slipper or sandal or rock used as a shooter in bato-lata
Iban
Verb
ayan
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈajan/ [ˈa.jan]
- Rhymes: -ajan
- Syllabification: a‧yan
Etymology 1
From Javanese [Term?], from Old Javanese [Term?].
Noun
ayan (plural ayan-ayan)
Verb
ayan
- to seizure (to undergo an epileptic seizure)
Etymology 2
From Malay ayan, from Hokkien 亞鉛 / 亚铅 (a-iân), from Japanese 亜鉛 (aen).
Noun
ayan (plural ayan-ayan) (dialectal)
- tin
- Synonym: timah
- zinc
- Synonyms: seng, timah sari
- white iron
- Synonym: besi putih
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ayan (plural ayan-ayan)
Further reading
- “ayan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Zn | |
| Previous: tembaga (Cu) | |
| Next: galium (Ga) | |
Etymology
From Hokkien 亞鉛 / 亚铅 (a-iân), from Japanese 亜鉛 (aen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈajan/ [ˈa.jan]
- Rhymes: -ajan, -jan, -an
Noun
ayan (Jawi spelling ايان, plural ayan-ayan)
- zinc (element)
Synonyms
- timah sari / تيمه ساري
- zink / زيڠک
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈjan/ [ʔɐˈjan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: a‧yan
Interjection
ayán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜈ᜔)
- alternative form of hayan: there! there it is! (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)
See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
| Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | Locative (nasa) | Existential | Manner (gaya ng) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near speaker* | ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** | nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† | dini/dine | nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari | ere/eri, here/heri, ayri | ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari† |
| Near speaker and listener* | ito | nito | dito | nandito, narito, naito** | heto, eto, ayto† | ganito, garito(garto)** |
| Near listener | iyan, yaan | niyan | diyan/diyaan | nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ | hayan, ayan | ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan** |
| Remote | iyon, yoon, yaon† | niyon, noon, niyaon† | doon | nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ | hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun | ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡ |
| *These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text. | ||||||
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish عیان (ayân), from Arabic عِيَان (ʕiyān).
Adjective
ayan