det
Meaning 1
Synonym of yonder
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Appalachia
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Synonyms: yonder
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Standard Lemma guide
yan
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/jæn/
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/jɛn/
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rhymes with -æn
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rhymes with -ɛn
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yěn
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CMU ARPABET: Y AE1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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name
Meaning 3
The realm of this land under later imperial Chinese dynasties.
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Usage: historical
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name
Meaning 4
A mountain chain in northeastern China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
A male given name, equivalent to English John.
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name
Meaning 6
A transliteration of the Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Ян (Jan)
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name
Meaning 7
A surname from Mandarin.
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num
Meaning 8
One.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Cumbria, Northumbria
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num
Meaning 9
One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Cumbria
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History
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 燕 (Yān).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 嚴 /严 (yán).
Along with ane and yen, a Cumbrian and Northumbrian form of one, from the Old English ān. An example is "yan, twee, tree, fower" for "one, two, three, four".
From Brythonic numerals, with influence from Old English ān or modern Northern English yan or Northern English yen.