iyan

See also: iyăn and ꦲꦶꦪꦤ꧀

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: i‧yan
  • IPA(key): /ʔi ˈjan/ [ʔi ˈjan̪]

Pronoun

iyán

  1. that, it (near the person spoken to, but away from the speaker)

Derived terms

  • kaiyan

See also

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ian (that, there (probably 2p.)). Compare Bikol Central iyan, Tagalog iyan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈjan/ [ɪˈjän]
  • Hyphenation: i‧yan

Adjective

iyan

  1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

Derived terms

Pronoun

iyan

  1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)
  2. (used for insults to add emphasis)
    Synonym: ita
    Buisit a taung iyan!
    That annoying creature!
    Nukong tau iyan!
    Oh gosh, that thing!

See also

Maranao

Pronoun

iyan

  1. he

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ian (that, there (probably 2p.)). Compare Bikol Central iyan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈan/ [ʔɪˈan̪], (colloquial) /ˈjan/ [ˈjan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: i‧yan

Adjective

iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

Derived terms

Pronoun

iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

See also

Further reading

  • iyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ian₃”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Compare with Edo iyan (yam) and Ebira iya (pounded yam). Possibly cognate with Khana ya (water yam)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.jã́/

Noun

iyán

  1. pounded yam
    iyán lọba gbogbo oúnjẹ
    Pounded yam is king amongst all foods
Synonyms
Yoruba varieties and languages: iyán (pounded yam)
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Language familyVariety groupVariety/languageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÀoÌdóàníuyán
Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)uyán
Ìjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeuyọ́n
Àgọ́ Ìwòyèuyọ́n
Ìjẹ̀bú Igbóuyọ́n
Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́uyọ́n
Ìkẹ́nnẹ́uyọ́n
Ìkòròdúuyọ́n
Òde Rẹ́mọuyọ́n
Ṣágámùuyọ́n
Ifọ́nIfọ́nuyán
Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)Òkìtìpupauyán
Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)Mahinuyán
Òde Ùgbòuyán
Òde Etíkànuyán
OǹdóOǹdóuyán
Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)uyán
UsẹnUsẹnuyán
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹẹgún
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
Òdè Èkìtìụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
Òmùò Èkìtìụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
Awó Èkìtìụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
Ìfàkì Èkìtìụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà)Iléṣà (Uléṣà)ụyán, ụyọ́n
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàiyán
Ìgbẹsàiyán
Ọ̀tàiyán
Agégeiyán
Ìlogbò Erémiiyán
Ẹ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútaiyán
ÈkóÈkóiyán
ÌbàdànÌbàdàniyán
ÌbàràpáIgbó Òràiyán
Èrúwàiyán
Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)iyán
Ọ̀fàiyán
ÌgbómìnàÌlá Ọ̀ràngúniyán
Ìfẹ́lódùn LGAiyán
Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGAiyán
Ìsin LGAiyán
ÌlọrinÌlọriniyán
OǹkóÒtùiyẹ́n
Ìwéré Iléiyẹ́n
Òkèhòiyẹ́n
Ìsẹ́yìniyẹ́n
Ṣakíiyẹ́n
Tedéiyẹ́n
Ìgbẹ́tìiyẹ́n
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́iyán
Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)iyán
Ìkirèiyán
Ìwóiyán
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàiyán
Bɛ̀nɛ̀iyán
Northeast Yoruba/OkunÌyàgbàÌsánlú Ìtẹ̀dóiyán
Ede languages/Southwest YorubaǸcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)Baàtɛàgú
Ifɛ̀Akpáréàgú
Atakpamɛàgú
Bokoàgú
Est-Monoàgú
Moretanàgú
Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)àgú
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ī.jã̀/

Noun

iyàn

  1. argument

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ì.jã̀/

Noun

ìyàn

  1. famine