iyan

See also: iyăn and 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

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• 'yan, yan (clipping)
• uyan
• yarn (gay slang)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈjan/ [ɪˈjän]
• Hyphenation: i‧yan

Adjective

iyan

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

Derived terms

• auyan
• ayan
• kaniyan
• makaniyan
• niyan

Pronoun

iyan

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

See also

• auyan
• ayan
• ini
• ita
• iti
• karin
• ken
• keta

Maranao

Pronoun

iyan

1. he

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• 'yan, yan — clipping
• yarn — gay 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

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

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: iyán (“pounded yam”)
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Language family	Variety group	Variety/language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ào		Ìdóàní	uyán
		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)	uyán
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	uyọ́n
				Àgọ́ Ìwòyè	uyọ́n
				Ìjẹ̀bú Igbó	uyọ́n
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	uyọ́n
				Ìkẹ́nnẹ́	uyọ́n
				Ìkòròdú	uyọ́n
				Òde Rẹ́mọ	uyọ́n
				Ṣágámù	uyọ́n
		Ifọ́n		Ifọ́n	uyán
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)		Òkìtìpupa	uyán
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)		Mahin	uyán
				Òde Ùgbò	uyán
				Òde Etíkàn	uyán
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	uyán
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)	uyán
		Usẹn		Usẹn	uyán
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	ẹgún
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
				Òdè Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
				Òmùò Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
				Awó Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
				Ìfàkì Èkìtì	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà)		Iléṣà (Uléṣà)	ụyán, ụyọ́n
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	iyán
				Ìgbẹsà	iyán
				Ọ̀tà	iyán
				Agége	iyán
				Ìlogbò Erémi	iyán
		Ẹ̀gbá		Abẹ́òkúta	iyán
		Èkó		Èkó	iyán
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	iyán
		Ìbàràpá		Igbó Òrà	iyán
				Èrúwà	iyán
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	iyán
				Ọ̀fà	iyán
		Ìgbómìnà		Ìlá Ọ̀ràngún	iyán
				Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA	iyán
				Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA	iyán
				Ìsin LGA	iyán
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	iyán
		Oǹkó		Òtù	iyẹ́n
				Ìwéré Ilé	iyẹ́n
				Òkèhò	iyẹ́n
				Ìsẹ́yìn	iyẹ́n
				Ṣakí	iyẹ́n
				Tedé	iyẹ́n
				Ìgbẹ́tì	iyẹ́n
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	iyán
				Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)	iyán
				Ìkirè	iyán
				Ìwó	iyán
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	iyán
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	iyán
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà		Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó	iyán
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	àgú
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	àgú
				Atakpamɛ	àgú
				Boko	àgú
				Est-Mono	àgú
				Moretan	àgú
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	àgú
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

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