ян

See also: ан, -ан, and Ян

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate of Mandarin Chinese 鹽／盐 (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 陽／阳 (yáng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jan]

Noun

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

1. yang

   Antonym: инь (inʹ)

Declension

when declinable:

Declension of ян (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	я́н ján
genitive	я́на jána
dative	я́ну jánu
accusative	я́н ján
instrumental	я́ном jánom
prepositional	я́не jáne

Related terms

• инь-я́н (inʹ-ján)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 陽／阳 (yáng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jan]

Noun

ян • (jan) m 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

Related terms

• їнь-ян (jinʹ-jan)