yani

yani

1. Rōmaji transcription of やに

Ultimately from Arabic يَعْنِي‎ (yaʿnī, “[he/she/it] means”).

yani

1. (transitive) [he/she/it] means

yani

1. (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
2. (filler) er, so, uh, well

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• IPA^(key): /jɑːˈnɪ/

yani (Arabic spelling یان‎)

1. Alternative form of yenî (“that is to say”)

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “yani”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428

From Ottoman Turkish یعنی‎ (yani), from Arabic يَعْنِي‎ (yaʿnī, “[he/she/it] means”).

• IPA^(key): [jɑːni]
• Hyphenation: ya‧ni

yani

1. (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
2. (filler) er, so, uh, well

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “yani”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “یعنی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2204