iyan

See also: ꦲꦶꦪꦤ꧀

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: i‧yan
  • IPA(key): /ʔi ˈjan/, [ʔi ˈjan̪]

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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ian (“that, there (probably 2p.)”). Compare Bikol Central iyan.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔiˈan/ [ʔɪˈan]
      • Rhymes: -an
      • Syllabification: i‧yan
    • 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/idi, yari** nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† dini/dine nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener* ito nito dito nandito, narito, naito** heto, eto, ayto† ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener iyan, yaan niyan diyan/diyaan nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ hayan, ayan ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote iyon, yoon, yaon† niyon, noon, niyaon† doon nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else.
**These pronouns are used in some dialects.
†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
‡Rare in text.

Further reading
  • “iyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ian₃”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • uyán (SEY, Ife)
  • iyẹ́n (Òǹkò)
  • ụyán, ụyọ́n, ịyán, ịyọ́n (Èkìtì, Ìjẹ̀ṣà)

Etymology 1
Iyán pẹ̀lú ọ̀bẹ̀ ẹ̀gúsí

Compare with Edo iyan (“yam”) and Ebira iya (“pounded yam”). Possibly cognate with Khana ya (“water yam”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.jã́/

Noun

iyán

  1. pounded yam
    iyán lọba gbogbo oúnjẹ
    Pounded yam is king amongst all foods

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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