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/

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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