yên
See also: Appendix:Variations of "yen"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 安. The character can also be read as an.
This particular form might have Northern origin, as most placenames containing this element (Hưng Yên, Yên Bái, Quảng Yên, Yên Thế, etc.) are located in Northern Vietnam, with a notable exception being Phú Yên. This is probably a local Northern innovation, coexisting alongside preexisting an in the Northern dialects and gradually spread southwards without displacing an. Place names with Yên in Central and Southern Vietnam might be contributed to Northern immigrants or new formations influenced by Northern placenames.
Adjective edit
yên
- (literary) tranquil; peaceful
- still and not disrupting
- ngồi yên ― to sit still
- đứng ngồi không yên ― very anxious, to the point that you keep alternating between sitting and standing
See also edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鞍.
Noun edit
(classifier cái) yên
- (equestrianism) a saddle
Etymology 3 edit
From English yen, from Japanese 円 (en), from Chinese 圓/圆 (yuán, “round”). See also viên.
Noun edit
yên