yani
See also: Appendix:Variations of "yani"
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
yani
Kalasha edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “[he/she/it] means”).
Verb edit
yani
- (transitive) [he/she/it] means
Interjection edit
yani
- (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
- (filler) er, so, uh, well
Synonyms edit
Northern Kurdish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
yani (Arabic spelling یان)
- Alternative form of yenî (“that is to say”)
References edit
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “yani”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Interjection edit
yani
Usage notes edit
Similar to alltså in some usages.
See also edit
References edit
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish یعنی (yani), from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “he means”).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
yani
- (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
- (filler) er, so, uh, well
Descendants edit
- → Swedish: yani
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yani”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یعنی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2204
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