hayan

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From ha- (“interrogative stem”) +‎ yan (“side”). ha- is inherited from Proto-Turkic *ka-. For similar formations, see hara (“where”) and havaxt (“when”), from ara (“space”) and vaxt (“time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɑjɑn]

Adverb

Other scripts

Cyrillic		һајан
Abjad		هایان

hayan

1. (interrogative) which side?

   Synonym: hansı tərəf

2. (interrogative) where?

   Synonyms: hara, hanı

   Nənə, hayanda qaldın? ― Grandmother, where have you remained?

3. (interrogative) which direction?

   Synonyms: hansı tərəf, hansı səmt

Derived terms

• hayana
• hayanda
• hayandan

 

See also

Azerbaijani interrogative pro-forms

English	Azerbaijani
what	nə, (dialectal) nəmənə
who	kim
which	hansı
which (in a numbered series)	neçənci
who (by occupation)	nəçi
who (by origin)	haralı
where (which place)	hara, hayan, (colloquial) hanı, (dialectal) həncəri
where (at which place)	harada, hayanda
whither (to which place)	hara, haraya, hayana
whence (from which place)	haradan, hayandan
when	nə vaxt, nə zaman, haçan, (colloquial) havaxt
why	niyə, nə üçün, neyçün
how	necə, nətər, nə təhər, (archaic) nə tövr, nə cür, (dialectal) həncəri
how much	nə qədər
how many	neçə

Further reading

• “hayan” in Obastan.com.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʝan/ [ˈa.ʝãn]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʝan/ [ˈa.ʝãn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈaʃan/ [ˈa.ʃãn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʒan/ [ˈa.ʒãn]

• Rhymes: -aʝan
• Syllabification: ha‧yan

Verb

hayan

1. inflection of haber:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ayan

Etymology

The latter half of the word is possibly iyan. See also niyan, ganiyan/ganyan, diyan, heto, hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈjan/, [hɐˈjan]
• Hyphenation: ha‧yan

Interjection

hayán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜌᜈ᜔)

1. there! there it is! (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

   Synonym: iyan

See also

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns

	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)	Locative (nasa)	Existential	Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker*	ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**	nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†	dini/dine	nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari	ere/eri, here/heri, ayri	ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	nandito, narito, naito**	heto, eto, ayto†	ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener	iyan, yaan	niyan	diyan/diyaan	nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡	hayan, ayan	ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote	iyon, yoon, yaon†	niyon, noon, niyaon†	doon	nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡	hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun	ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text.