Yanan
Etymology 1

From Yana + -an.

Noun

Yanan (plural Yanans)

  1. (rare) Synonym of Yana.
Proper noun
  1. (rare) Synonym of Yana.
    • 2002, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, page 38:
      ( […] a Yanan-like system specifically could develop), the bias in a diachronic analysis of the Yanan system should probably be that it developed from an original three-vowel system. (Though other five-vowel systems will be […]
Adjective

Yanan (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to the Yana people of California or their language.
    • 1920, The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge, page 611:
      […] Yanan (or Noje, or Nozi) linguistic stock of North American Indians, whose former habitat was bounded on the east by a mountain range a little west of Lassen Butte, […]
Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of 延安, without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號).

Proper noun
  1. Alternative form of Yan'an
Translations
  • French: Yanan



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