German

Noun

Yen m

1. yen (unit of Japanese currency)

English

Translations

Etymology 2

From yen-yen ‎(“a craving for opium”), from Mandarin 菸癮 ‎(Mandarin: yānyǐn; Cantonese: yin1yan5, “addiction, craving (for opium)”).

Noun

yen ‎(plural yens)

1. A strong desire, urge, or yearning.

   man's yen for knowledge‎

Synonyms

• craving, desire, hankering, urge, yearning

Translations

Verb

yen ‎(third-person singular simple present yens, present participle yenning, simple past and past participle yenned)

1. To have a strong desire for.

Translations

Related terms

• yen sleep

Anagrams

• eny

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛn/

Etymology

From Japanese 円 ‎(en, “yen, circle”).

Noun

yen m ‎(plural yens)

1. yen, Japanese monetary unit and coin.

French

Etymology

From Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛn/
• Homophone: hyène (hyène can have aspirate or mute h, whereas yen is always "aspirate")

Noun

yen m ‎(plural yens)

1. yen (currency)

Ido

Preposition

yen

1. here is

   Ube la kafeerio esas? — Where is the café?

   Yen la kafeerio! — Here is the café.

Koko-Bera

Pronoun

yen ‎(accusative yintéw, dative yintéw)

1. you; second person singular pronoun, nominative case

References

• 2008, Paul Black, Pronominal Accretions in Pama-Nyungan, in Morphology and Language History (ISBN 9027290962, edited by Claire Bowern, ‎Bethwyn Evans, ‎Luisa Miceli)

Spanish

Etymology

From Japanese 円 ‎(en)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jen/

Noun

yen m ‎(plural yenes)

1. yen

Volapük

Etymology

From Japanese 円 ‎(en)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jen]

Noun

yen ‎(plural yens)

1. yen

Declension