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Romanization

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yani

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やに

Kalasha

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, [he/she/it] means).

Verb

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yani

  1. (transitive) [he/she/it] means

Interjection

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yani

  1. (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
  2. (filler) er, so, uh, well

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Northern Kurdish

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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yani (Arabic spelling یان)

  1. Alternative form of yenî (that is to say)

References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “yani”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Turkish yani.

Interjection

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yani

  1. (slang) that is to say, that is, so, I mean, you know
  2. (slang) A filler.

Usage notes

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Similar to alltså in some usages.

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish یعنی (yani), from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, he means).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɑːni]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ya‧ni

Interjection

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yani

  1. (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
  2. (filler) er, so, uh, well

Descendants

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  • Swedish: yani

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