yen

Meaning

Noun

1. sleeve (part of a garment that covers the arm)
2. a flower petal, often colored, that forms a covering over the flowers in plant families such as the Asteraceae, Banana, etc.

Verb

second-person singular imperative of yenmek

yenmek

to defeat, overcome

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Concepts

sleeve

yen

💴

arm

Synonyms

kol

ek bileziği

kol düzeni

Translations

manche

Ärmel

μανίκι

manica

mouw

yen

💴

màniga

iene

💴

γιεν

yen

💴

manga

manica

manga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjen/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: یك

Cognate with Azerbaijani: yen

Cognate with Bashkir: ең

Cognate with Chuvash: ҫанӑ

Cognate with Crimean Tatar: yeñ

Cognate with Gagauz: en

Cognate with Karachay-Balkar: женг

Cognate with Karakhanid: یَنكْ

Cognate with Karaim: йин

Cognate with Kazakh: жең

Cognate with Khakas: нің

Cognate with Kumyk: енг

Cognate with Kyrgyz: жен

Cognate with Salar: yiñ

Cognate with Southern Altai: јеҥ

Cognate with Tatar: җиң

Cognate with Turkmen: ýeň

Cognate with Tuvinian: чең

Cognate with Uyghur: يەڭ

Cognate with Uzbek: yeng

Cognate with Yakut: сиэх

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یك (yeñ, “sleeve”), from Old Anatolian Turkish یك (yẹŋ), from Proto-Turkic *yẹŋ (“sleeve”).
Cognates
Azerbaijani yen
Bashkir ең (yeñ)
Chuvash ҫанӑ (śană)
Crimean Tatar yeñ, енъ
Gagauz en
Karachay-Balkar женг (jeñ), дженг (ceñ)
Karaim йин
Karakhanid یَنكْ (yeŋ)
Kazakh жең (jeñ)
Khakas нің (nìñ)
Kumyk енг (yeñ)
Kyrgyz жен (jen)
Salar yiñ
Southern Altai јеҥ (ǰeŋ), дженг (dženg)
Tatar җиң (ciñ), ciñ
Turkmen ýeň
Tuvan чең (çeñ)
Uyghur يەڭ (yeng)
Uzbek yeng
Yakut сиэх (sieq)