iyan

See also: ꦲꦶꦪꦤ꧀

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: i‧yan
  • IPA(key): /ʔi ˈjan/

Pronoun

iyán

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

Derived terms
  • kaiyan

See also

Maranao

Pronoun

iyan

  1. he

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • 'yan – contraction

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central iyan.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: i‧yan
  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈan/, [ʔɪˈan]
  • IPA(key): /ˈjan/, [ˈjan] (colloquial)

Adjective

iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

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

Derived terms

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, yari** nire/niri, niyari** dine/dini nandine ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganire/ganiri, gayari
Near speaker and listener ito nito dito, rito nandito, narito heto, eto, ayto** ganito
Near listener iyan niyan diyan, riyan nandiyan, nariyan hayan, ayan ganiyan/ganyan
Remote iyon, yaon** niyon, noon, niyaon** doon, roon nandoon, naroon hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, garoon, gayon**
*This series, for the most part, is not used anymore by most Tagalog speakers. Instead, the pronoun in the second row are used.
**These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1
Iyán pẹ̀lú ọ̀bẹ̀ ẹ̀gúsí

Compare with Edo iyan (“yam”) and Ebira iya (“pounded yam”)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ī.jã́/

Noun

iyán

  1. pounded yam

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ī.jã̀/

Noun

iyàn

  1. argument

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ì.jã̀/

Noun

ìyàn

  1. famine
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