See also: алан

Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *yalaŋ (steppe).

Also related to Proto-Turkic *yạlïŋ (naked). (if the two reconstructed forms are indeed separate from each other)

Cognate with Old Uyghur y՚l՚nk (jalaŋ, bare, naked), Southern Altai јалаҥ (ǰalaŋ, field), Tatar ялан (yalan, field), Uyghur يالاڭ (yalang, bare; single).

See also яланғас (yalanğas, naked).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jɑˈɫɑn]
  • Hyphenation: я‧лан

Noun edit

ялан (yalan)

  1. land area without vegetation
  2. (geography) steppe

Declension edit

Adjective edit

ялан (yalan)

  1. bare, not covered

Derived terms edit