yaman

See also: Yaman

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		јаман
Abjad		یامان

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑˈmɑn]

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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

• yamanlamaq (“to talk speak ill of”)
• yaman demək (“to curse”) (dialectal)

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/ [ˈja.man̪]
• Hyphenation: ya‧man

Noun

yáman (Basahan spelling ᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

1. wealth; riches
2. resource

   Synonyms: rekurso, mediyos

Derived terms

• kayamanan
• magyaman
• mayaman
• payaman

 

Masbatenyo

Noun

yaman

1. wealth; treasure; riches

Derived terms

• kayamanan
• magyaman
• mayaman
• pagyaman

 

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): [jɑːmɑn], [jɑmɑn]
• (Ejia, Daowei, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [jɑmen]
• (Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [jæmæn]

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]‎^[1], 1^st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 112
• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “jaman, “勇敢””, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[2], 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^[3], 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] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 329

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central yaman and Masbatenyo yaman.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjaman/ [ˈjaː.mɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aman
• Syllabification: ya‧man

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

• bagong-yaman
• biglang-yaman
• dagdag-yaman
• ingat-yaman
• ingatang-yaman
• katutubong kayamanan
• kayaman-yamanan
• kayamanan
• kukunang-yaman
• likas na kayamanan
• likas na yaman
• magpayaman
• mayaman
• mayamanin
• nakabaong-kayamanan
• pagkamayaman
• pagyaman
• pagyamanin
• payamanin
• taong biglang-yaman
• yamanan
• yamang dagat
• yamang lupa
• yamang tao
• yumaman

 

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 [script needed] (jaman, “bad”); Kazakh жаман (jaman), Karakalpak жаман (jaman) / jaman, Kyrgyz жаман (jaman), Karachay-Balkar аман (aman), Uzbek yomon.

Adjective

yaman

1. terrible, bad