yaman

See also: Yaman

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic		јаман
Abjad		یامان

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yaman (“bad, wicked; sickness, inflammation”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jɑˈmɑn]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: ya‧man

Adjective

yaman (comparative daha yaman, superlative ən yaman)

bad
Synonym: pis

Antonym: yaxşı
evil
difficult, hard, harsh
yaman gün ― hard times
swear word (Chiefly South Azerbaijan)

Derived terms

yamanlamaq (“to talk speak ill of”)
yaman demək (“to curse”) (dialectal)

Adverb

yaman

(colloquial) very
Synonyms: çox, lap, olduqca, həddən artıq

Usage notes

Yaman is used mostly about situations that are perceived as negative.

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjaman/ [ˈja.man̪]
Hyphenation: ya‧man

Noun

yáman (Basahan spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

wealth; riches
resource
Synonyms: rekurso, mediyos

Derived terms

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic	яман
Roman

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yaman (“bad”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ya‧man

Adjective

yaman

bad

Derived terms

References

“yaman”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Ili Turki

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yaman (“bad, wicked; sickness, inflammation”).

Adjective

yaman

bad

Masbatenyo

Noun

yaman

wealth; treasure; riches

Derived terms

Salar

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yaman. Compare to Turkish yaman, Southern Altai јаман (ǰaman), Kyrgyz жаман (jaman), Kazakh жаман (jaman), etc.

Pronunciation

(Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [jɑːmɑn], [jɑmɑn]
(Ejia, Daowei, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [jɑmen]
(Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [jæmæn]

Adjective

yaman

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

yaman

very, abnormally, especially
violently, fiercely

References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “yaman”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 344-345, 352
马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “yaman”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎^[1], 1^st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 112
林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “jaman, “勇敢””, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[2], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 135
Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “jaman”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[3], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 123
Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “yaman”, in 米娜瓦尔艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 329

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central yaman and Masbatenyo yaman.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjaman/ [ˈjaː.mɐn̪]
Rhymes: -aman
Syllabification: ya‧man

Noun

yaman (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

wealth; riches; fortune; valuable possessions
Synonyms: kayamanan, kariwasaan, tesoro
richness; wealthiness
Synonyms: kayamanan, pagkamayaman
act of becoming rich or wealthy
Synonym: pagyaman
plentifulness; abundance; opulence
Synonym: kasaganaan
resource (something used to achieve an objective)

Derived terms

Conjunction

yaman (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

(archaic) Alternative form of yamang

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yaman.

Adjective

yaman

bad, evil

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یامان (yaman), from Proto-Turkic *yaman. Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (jaman, “bad”); Kazakh жаман (jaman), Karakalpak жаман (jaman) / jaman, Kyrgyz жаман (jaman), Karachay-Balkar аман (aman), Uzbek yomon.

Adjective

yaman

terrible, bad