yana

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yana"

English

WOTD – 21 November 2014

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit यान (yāna, “vehicle”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː.nə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

yana (plural yanas)

1. (Buddhism) Any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.
   • 2013, Chögyam Trungpa, chapter 1, in Judith L. Lief, editor, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion, volume 2:

     The Tibetan word for yana is thekpa, which means "that which lifts you up." Anything that lifts you up and takes you to your destination is a yana.

Related terms

• Hinayana
• Mahayana
• Vajrayana

Translations

any of the three vehicles of Buddhist practice

• Burmese: ယာန (yana.)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乘 (zh) (shèng)

• French: yâna m
• Khmer: យាន (km) (yiən)
• Pali: yāna
• Sanskrit: यान (sa) (yāna)
• Vietnamese: thừa (vi)

Anagrams

• Anya, Ayan, Ya'an, Ya-an

Japanese

Romanization

yana

1. Rōmaji transcription of やな

Javanese

Romanization

yana

1. Romanization of ꦪꦤ

Masbatenyo

Adverb

yanâ

1. now; today

Quechua

Adjective

yana

1. black, black or blue

See also

Colors in Quechua · llimphikuna (layout · text)

yuraq	uqi	titi, yana
puka; panti	killmu, willapi, aruma (see also: q'illu); allqa, ch'umpi	q'illu
	q'umir, waylla
qhusi	uqi	anqas
panti	panti; kulli, sañi,

Noun

yana

1. partner, counterpart, boyfriend or girlfriend
2. a kind of bee

Usage notes

Not to be confused with yaña.

Declension

Declension of yana

	singular	plural
nominative	yana	yanakuna
accusative	yanata	yanakunata
dative	yanaman	yanakunaman
genitive	yanap	yanakunap
locative	yanapi	yanakunapi
terminative	yanakama	yanakunakama
ablative	yanamanta	yanakunamanta
instrumental	yanawan	yanakunawan
comitative	yanantin	yanakunantin
abessive	yanannaq	yanakunannaq
comparative	yanahina	yanakunahina
causative	yanarayku	yanakunarayku
benefactive	yanapaq	yanakunapaq
associative	yanapura	yanakunapura
distributive	yananka	yanakunanka
exclusive	yanalla	yanakunalla

Possessive forms of yana

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative yanay yanaykuna accusative yanayta yanaykunata dative yanayman yanaykunaman genitive yanaypa yanaykunap locative yanaypi yanaykunapi terminative yanaykama yanaykunakama ablative yanaymanta yanaykunamanta instrumental yanaywan yanaykunawan comitative yanaynintin yanaykunantin abessive yanayninnaq yanaykunannaq comparative yanayhina yanaykunahina causative yanayrayku yanaykunarayku benefactive yanaypaq yanaykunapaq associative yanaypura yanaykunapura distributive yanayninka yanaykunanka exclusive yanaylla yanaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative yanayki yanaykikuna accusative yanaykita yanaykikunata dative yanaykiman yanaykikunaman genitive yanaykipa yanaykikunap locative yanaykipi yanaykikunapi terminative yanaykikama yanaykikunakama ablative yanaykimanta yanaykikunamanta instrumental yanaykiwan yanaykikunawan comitative yanaykintin yanaykikunantin abessive yanaykinnaq yanaykikunannaq comparative yanaykihina yanaykikunahina causative yanaykirayku yanaykikunarayku benefactive yanaykipaq yanaykikunapaq associative yanaykipura yanaykikunapura distributive yanaykinka yanaykikunanka exclusive yanaykilla yanaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative yanan yanankuna accusative yananta yanankunata dative yananman yanankunaman genitive yananpa yanankunap locative yananpi yanankunapi terminative yanankama yanankunakama ablative yananmanta yanankunamanta instrumental yananwan yanankunawan comitative yananintin yanankunantin abessive yananninnaq yanankunannaq comparative yananhina yanankunahina causative yananrayku yanankunarayku benefactive yananpaq yanankunapaq associative yananpura yanankunapura distributive yananinka yanankunanka exclusive yananlla yanankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative yananchik yananchikkuna accusative yananchikta yananchikkunata dative yananchikman yananchikkunaman genitive yananchikpa yananchikkunap locative yananchikpi yananchikkunapi terminative yananchikkama yananchikkunakama ablative yananchikmanta yananchikkunamanta instrumental yananchikwan yananchikkunawan comitative yananchiknintin yananchikkunantin abessive yananchikninnaq yananchikkunannaq comparative yananchikhina yananchikkunahina causative yananchikrayku yananchikkunarayku benefactive yananchikpaq yananchikkunapaq associative yananchikpura yananchikkunapura distributive yananchikninka yananchikkunanka exclusive yananchiklla yananchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative yanayku yanaykukuna accusative yanaykuta yanaykukunata dative yanaykuman yanaykukunaman genitive yanaykupa yanaykukunap locative yanaykupi yanaykukunapi terminative yanaykukama yanaykukunakama ablative yanaykumanta yanaykukunamanta instrumental yanaykuwan yanaykukunawan comitative yanaykuntin yanaykukunantin abessive yanaykunnaq yanaykukunannaq comparative yanaykuhina yanaykukunahina causative yanaykurayku yanaykukunarayku benefactive yanaykupaq yanaykukunapaq associative yanaykupura yanaykukunapura distributive yanaykunka yanaykukunanka exclusive yanaykulla yanaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative yanaykichik yanaykichikkuna accusative yanaykichikta yanaykichikkunata dative yanaykichikman yanaykichikkunaman genitive yanaykichikpa yanaykichikkunap locative yanaykichikpi yanaykichikkunapi terminative yanaykichikkama yanaykichikkunakama ablative yanaykichikmanta yanaykichikkunamanta instrumental yanaykichikwan yanaykichikkunawan comitative yanaykichiknintin yanaykichikkunantin abessive yanaykichikninnaq yanaykichikkunannaq comparative yanaykichikhina yanaykichikkunahina causative yanaykichikrayku yanaykichikkunarayku benefactive yanaykichikpaq yanaykichikkunapaq associative yanaykichikpura yanaykichikkunapura distributive yanaykichikninka yanaykichikkunanka exclusive yanaykichiklla yanaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative yananku yanankukuna accusative yanankuta yanankukunata dative yanankuman yanankukunaman genitive yanankupa yanankukunap locative yanankupi yanankukunapi terminative yanankukama yanankukunakama ablative yanankumanta yanankukunamanta instrumental yanankuwan yanankukunawan comitative yanankuntin yanankukunantin abessive yanankunnaq yanankukunannaq comparative yanankuhina yanankukunahina causative yanankurayku yanankukunarayku benefactive yanankupaq yanankukunapaq associative yanankupura yanankukunapura distributive yanankunka yanankukunanka exclusive yanankulla yanankukunalla

See also

• yanay

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• yanda

Etymology

From English yonder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.na/

Adverb

yana

1. there, yonder

Swahili

Verb

yana

1. ji-ma class subject inflected plural present affirmative of -wa na

Turkish

Noun

yana

1. dative singular of yan

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yan-. Compare Turkish yine (“again”).

Adverb

yana

1. again

Synonyms

• tagʻin

Waray-Waray

Adverb

yanâ

1. now; at present; today
2. since