Definitions
Etymologies
- From Celtic numerals, with influence from Old English ān or modern Northern English yan or yen. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The Chinese-language papers used the phrase yan shi zheng for the disorder.”
“Note 37: The first character of the word should be pronounced as "yan" or "juan," though in most cases it is pronounced as "shen.”
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE)
“Mebu'yan is now chief of a town called Banua Mebu'yan ( "Mebu'yan's town"), where she takes care of all dead babies, and gives them milk from her Breasts.”
“All the spirits stop at Mebu'yan's town, on their way to”
“As the man said, 'weder-weder lang' yan 'UN forensics experts have to identify bodies -- >”
WN.com - Articles related to UN report that linked meat-eating with climate change flawed
“oman ain't gwine hether an 'yan', rippity-clippity, day in an 'day out, an' half the night, they er on the'r heads.”
“Di totoo' yan 'no, "bungad ni Peachy (real name ni Rufa Mae).”
“R yan Gosling, "The Ides of March": He emerged as a big star this year with this film, "Drive" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Morning Line: Early Oscar Contenders
“New year is celebrated in some countries in Asia with a water festival - known as Pi Mai in Laos, Thing yan in Burma and Songkran in Thailand.”
Voice of America: Thailand New Year Celebrations Draw Burmese Exiles
“MySirAylon said ... your welcome my dear ... he he he, nag comment ka na dito hindi ko pa natatapos ang poem ko tobe continued pa yan eh he he he.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘yan’.
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1 world
One around the world, now and then.
1, one, yan, un, une, ein, eine, uno, satu, adeen, unu, ① and 3 more...
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Chained Bear's Favorite Words
peruvian, sparky, poop, etymological, fuck, whatnot, pulchritude, nosh, tetched, quotidian, squalid, trajectory and 388 more...
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Dale counting sheep
Vigesimal counting systems, once used by shepherds in the North of England and southern Scotland, especially in the dales of the Lake District. The Yan Tan Tethera system was also used for counting...
yan, tan, tether, mether, pip, azer, sezar, akker, conter, dick, yanadick, tanadick and 28 more...
Tweets
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Prolagus Johnmp, have a look at sionnach's list... Sep 26, 2008
chained_bear Ah, this brings back fond memories of lazy college days counting to ten in ... whatever language my friend said it was. Sep 26, 2008
johnmperry North of England sheep counting jargon
1 Yan
2 Tan
3 Tethera
4 Pethera
5 Pimp
6 Sethera
7 Lethera
8 Hovera
9 Covera
10 Dik
11 Yan-a-dik
12 Tan-a-dik
13 Tethera-dik
14 Pethera-dik
15 Bumfit
16 Yan-a-bumfit
17 Tan-a-bumfit
18 Tethera-bumfit
19 Pethera-bumfit
20 Figgot
Sep 26, 2008