Standard Lemma guide

Yandex

name · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjan.dɛks/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A search engine owned by the company of the same name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Yasha

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Yandex search engine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

The name initially stood for “Yet Another iNDEXer”. The Russian word я (ja) corresponds to the English personal pronoun “I”, making Яndex a bilingual pun on index.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يَانْدِكْس (yāndiks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Belarusian: Я́ндэкс (Jándeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Catalan: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Dutch: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Finnish: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • French: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • German: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Hebrew: יאנדקס (yandeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Hindi: यांदेक्स (yāndeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Italian: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Japanese: ヤンデックス (Yandekkusu) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Kazakh: Яндекс (Ändeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Korean: 얀덱스 (Yandekseu) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Kyrgyz: Яндекс (Yandeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Mongolian: Яндекс (Jandeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Persian: یاندکس (yândeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Polish: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Portuguese: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Russian: Я́ндекс (Jándɛks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Spanish: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Tajik: Яндекс (Yandeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Tamil: யான்டெக்ஸ் (yāṉṭeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Thai: ยานเดกซ์ (yaan-dɛ́ɛk) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Turkish: Yandex — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
  • Ukrainian: Я́ндекс (Jándeks) — Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)