different between ayin vs yin

English

Alternative forms

• ?ayin

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *?ayn- (“eye”), particularly via Hebrew ?????? (?áyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.?n/, /??.j?n/, /?(?)?.j?n/

Noun

ayin (plural ayins)

1. The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
   • I. Taylor, The Alphabet

     Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals.

Translations

Further reading

• ayin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Niya

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian ????? (âyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???jin]
• Hyphenation: ay?in

Noun

ayin (definite accusative ayini, plural ayinl?r)

1. (religion) rite, ritual; a religious ceremony

Declension

Italian

Noun

ayin m or f (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of ain

Kaqchikel

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ahyiin.

Noun

ayin

1. alligator (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

• Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 207
• Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español?^[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 9

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ????? (âyin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??jin]

Noun

ayin (definite accusative ayini, plural ayinler)

1. rite, ritual; a religious ceremony

Declension

Synonyms

• ritüel

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Etymology 1

From early romanizations of Chinese ??? (y?n), originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home.

Noun

yin (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.

Related terms

• (complement): yang
• (unity): yin-yang

Translations

Etymology 2

From ?n. Cognate with yan, yen, ane and one.

Numeral

yin

1. The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster

Anagrams

• NYI

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• vin, yinu, vinu

Etymology 1

From Latin veni?. Compare Romanian veni, vin.

Verb

yin (third-person singular present indicative yini or yine, past participle vinitã or vinjitã or vinitã)

1. I come.

Related terms

• yiniri/yinire, yinjiri/yinjire, viniri/vinire, vinjiri/vinjire
• vinit/vinjit, yinit/yinjit

Etymology 2

From Latin vinum. Compare Romanian vin.

Alternative forms

• yinu, vin

Noun

yin n (plural yinuri)

1. wine

Derived terms

• yinar

See also

• ayinji/yinji
• ayitã/yitã

Finnish

Noun

yin

1. Instructive plural form of yy.

Anagrams

• nyi

French

Etymology

Mandarin ? (yin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jin/
• Rhymes: -jin

Noun

yin m (usually uncountable, plural yins)

1. yin

Further reading

• “yin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Mandarin

Romanization

yin

1. Nonstandard spelling of y?n.
2. Nonstandard spelling of yín.
3. Nonstandard spelling of y?n.
4. Nonstandard spelling of yìn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle English

Determiner

yin (subjective pronoun þou)

1. Alternative form of þin (“thy”)

Pronoun

yin (subjective þou)

1. (chiefly Northern and northern East Midland dialectal) Alternative form of þin (“thine”)

Spanish

Noun

yin m (plural yines)

1. Alternative form of djinn

Yoruba

Pronoun

yín

1. your (second-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun)

See also