yaman

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic јаман
Abjad یامان

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yaman (“bad, wicked; sickness, inflammation”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ya‧man

Adjective

yaman (comparative daha yaman, superlative ən yaman)

  1. bad
    Synonym: pis
    Antonym: yaxşı
  2. evil
  3. difficult, hard, harsh
    yaman gün ― hard times

Derived terms

Adverb

yaman

  1. (colloquial) very
    Synonyms: çox, lap, olduqca, həddən artıq

Usage notes

  • Yaman is used mostly about situations that are perceived as negative.

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaman/
  • Hyphenation: ya‧man

Noun

yáman (Basahan spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. wealth; riches
  2. resource
    Synonyms: rekurso, mediyos

Derived terms

Masbatenyo

Noun

yaman

  1. wealth; treasure; riches

Derived terms

Salar

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yaman. Compare to Turkish yaman, Southern Altai јаман (ǰaman), Kyrgyz жаман (jaman), Kazakh жаман (jaman), etc.

Pronunciation

  • (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA(key): ,
  • (Ejia, Daowei, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key):
  • (Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key):

Adjective

yaman

  1. brave
  2. bad, hard
  3. awesome

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

yaman

  1. very, abnormally, especially
  2. violently, fiercely

References

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “yaman”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 344-345, 352
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2014) “yaman”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎, 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 (Social Science Literature Press), →ISBN, page 112
  • 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “jaman, “勇敢””, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎, Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 135
  • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “jaman”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 123
  • Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “yaman”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 329

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central yaman and Masbatenyo yaman.

Pronunciation

Noun

yaman (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. wealth; riches; fortune; valuable possessions
    Synonyms: kayamanan, kariwasaan, tesoro
  2. richness; wealthiness
    Synonyms: kayamanan, pagkamayaman
  3. act of becoming rich or wealthy
    Synonym: pagyaman
  4. plentifulness; abundance; opulence
    Synonym: kasaganaan
  5. resource (something used to achieve an objective)

Derived terms

Conjunction

yaman (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of yamang

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yaman.

Adjective

yaman

  1. bad, evil

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yaman.

Cognate with Old Uyghur (jaman, “bad”); Kazakh жаман (jaman), Karakalpak жаман (jaman) / jaman, Kyrgyz жаман (jaman), Karachay-Balkar аман (aman), Uzbek yomon.

Adjective

yaman

  1. terrible, bad
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