ayan

See also: Ayan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧yan

Noun

ayan

1. a stone or coin used as marker in games like hopscotch
2. a stone or coin used as a shooter in a game of taksi or igoigo
3. the taw or shooter; the marble used to shoot ducks with in a game of marbles
4. the slammer used in a game of Pogs
5. the main card used in a game of apirapir; the trading card used during the execution of slapping of hands so as not to crumple or risk damaging the rest of the player's cards
6. the slipper or sandal or rock used as a shooter in bato-lata

Iban

Verb

ayan

1. appear

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈajan/ [ˈa.jan]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: a‧yan

Etymology 1

From Javanese ayan, from Old Javanese ayan.

Noun

ayan (plural ayan-ayan)

1. epilepsy

   Synonyms: epilepsi, sawan

Verb

ayan

1. to seizure (to undergo an epileptic seizure)

Etymology 2

From Malay ayan, from Hokkien 亞鉛 / 亚铅 (a-iân), from Japanese 亜鉛 (aen).

Noun

ayan (plural ayan-ayan) (dialectal)

1. tin

   Synonym: timah

2. zinc

   Synonyms: seng, timah sari

3. white iron

   Synonym: besi putih

Etymology 3

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

Noun

ayan (plural ayan-ayan)

1. (obsolete) a place to wash hands in the form of a cup or bowl

   Synonym: kobokan

Further reading

• “ayan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Chemical element (edit)
Fe Atomic number 26 ayan
Alternative names: besi, ferum
Classification data Period 4 Group 8 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← mangan, batu kawi (Mn)
Next: kobalt (Co) →

Etymology

From Hokkien 亞鉛 / 亚铅 (a-iân), from Japanese 亜鉛 (aen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈajan/ [ˈʔa.jan]
• Rhymes: -ajan, -jan, -an

Noun

ayan (Jawi spelling ايان, plural ayan-ayan or ayan²)

1. zinc (element)

Synonyms

• timah sari / تيمه ساري
• zink / زيڠک

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjan/ [ʔɐˈjan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧yan

Interjection

ayán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of hayan: there! there it is! (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 iri yari**	nari niri niyari†	dini	narini nandini nairi naari	heri eri ayri	ganari ganiri garini garni gayari†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	narito nandito 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	naroon nandoon nayon/nayoon** nayaon‡	hayon ayon	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.

Anagrams

• anay

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عیان (ayân), from Arabic عِيَان (ʕiyān).

Adjective

ayan

1. (archaic) evident, clear

Ulwa (Nicaragua)

Etymology

Borrowed from English iron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajan/

Noun

ayan (construct state ayanka)

1. iron
2. ironwood

Inflection

Inflection of ayan

absolute		ayan
construct
		singular	plural
1st	inc	ayanki	ayanni
	exc		ayankina
2nd		ayanma	ayanmana
3rd		ayanka	ayankana

References

• Green, Thomas Michael (1999) A lexicographic study of Ulwa (Thesis)‎^[1], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, page 163