iyan

See also: ꦲꦶꦪꦤ꧀

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• yan
• an

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧yan
• IPA^(key): /ʔi ˈjan/ [ʔi ˈjan̪]

Pronoun

iyán

1. that, it (near the person spoken to, but away from the speaker)

Derived terms

• kaiyan

 

See also

• idto
• ini
• ito

 

Maranao

Pronoun

iyan

1. he

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• 'yan, yan — clipping
• yarn — slang

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ian (“that, there (probably 2p.)”). Compare Bikol Central iyan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈan/ [ʔɪˈan̪], (colloquial) /ˈjan/ [ˈjan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: i‧yan

Adjective

iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

Derived terms

• ganiyan
• iyang iyan
• niyan

 

Pronoun

iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

1. that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

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.

Further reading

• “iyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ian₃”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• inay, niya

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• uyán (SEY, Ife)
• iyẹ́n (Òǹkò)
• ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n (Èkìtì, Ìjẹ̀ṣà)

Etymology 1

Iyán pẹ̀lú ọ̀bẹ̀ ẹ̀gúsí

Compare with Edo iyan (“yam”) and Ebira iya (“pounded yam”). Possibly cognate with Khana ya (“water yam”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.jã́/

Noun

iyán

1. pounded yam

   iyán lọba gbogbo oúnjẹ

   Pounded yam is king amongst all foods

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• iyẹ̀n (Òǹkò)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ī.jã̀/

Noun

iyàn

1. argument

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• ìyẹ̀n (Òǹkò)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ì.jã̀/

Noun

ìyàn

1. famine