Yan

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Yan 1
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Balinese
Scripts ᬬᬦ᭄(Balinese)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈjan/(Indonesian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of Wayan.
Added 2/15/2009 by LMS
Edited 11/21/2020 by HL and Evil

Yan 2
Revisions 1. basic formatting
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 勇, 顔, 岩, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. YAHN  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 勇 (yan) meaning "brave", 顔 (yan) meaning "face, expression" or 岩 (yan) meaning "rock" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Added 3/25/2017 by cutenose
Edited 4/4/2019 by Evil

Yan 3
not set
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Khmer
Scripts យ៉ាន(Khmer)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈjaːn/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Possibly derived from Chinese 严 (yán) meaning "solemn, stately, majestic".
Added 8/21/2023 by anonymous

Yan 4
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine
Usage Burmese
Scripts ရန်(Burmese)
Pronounced Pron. /jàɴ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "quarrel, hostility, danger" in Burmese.
Added 10/7/2023 by anonymous
Edited 9/24/2024 by sekejap

See Also

Yan 1, Yan 2, Yan 3