yılan

Meaning

Noun

snake

Verb

present participle of yılmak (to be daunted)

Hyphenated as

yı‧lan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɯ.ˈɫɑn/

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ییلان (yılan, “snake”), from Proto-Turkic *yï̄lan (“snake”), equivalent to Proto-Turkic *yï̄l- (“to creep”) + -lan (“suffix denoting a wild, predatory animal”). Compare aslan (“lion”), kaplan (“tiger”), sırtlan (“hyena”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰖𐰃𐰞𐰣 (yılan, “snake”).

Sentences

Her deliğe elini sokma, ya yılan çıkar ya çıyan .

Don't put your hand in every hole, it's either a snake or a centipede.