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yan

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/jæn/

Etymology

Along with ane and yen, a Cumbrian and Northumbrian form of one, from the Old English ān. An example is "yan, twee, tree, fower" for "one, two, three, four".

  1. derived from 燕

Definitions

  1. One.

  2. One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.

  3. An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The realm of this land under later imperial Chinese dynasties.

    2. A mountain chain in northeastern China.

    3. A male given name, equivalent to English John.

    4. A transliteration of the Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Ян (Jan)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA