yean

yean meaning in Tamil and Urdu

Forms of yean

Origin of yean

From Middle English *yenen, ȝenen, eanen, from Old English *ġeēanian, ēanian (“to yean, bring forth young (usually lambs), bring forth as a ewe”) (for the prefixed form, compare Old English ġeēan, ġeēane (“yeaning”, adjective)), from Proto-West Germanic *gaaunōn, *aunōn (“to yean, lamb”), from *aunōną (“to yean, lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”). Cognate with Scots yean (“to yean”), Saterland Frisian bejänne (“to produce; show signs of calving”), West Frisian antsje, eandsje, inje (“to yean”), Dutch onen (“to yean”), Swedish öna (“to yean”, dialectal). Akin also to Latin agnus, Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós), Old Irish úan (“lamb”). See also ean.

Words formed from yean

• yeanling

Phrases with yean

• Yan Yean

Words that rhyme with yean

• dean
• queen
• clean
• green
• screen
• keene
• bean
• scene
• mean
• machine
• magazine
• keen

Questions about yean

What does yean mean?

Yean means to give birth to.

What is yean in Tamil?

Yean in Tamil is கன்றுபோடு (kaṉṟupōṭu). See Yean meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is yean?

Yean is a verb.

How do you pronounce yean?

Yean is pronounced /jiːn/.

What is the past tense of yean?

The past tense of yean is yeaned.