See also: Hayan
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From ha- (“interrogative stem”) + yan (“side”).[1] ha- is inherited from Proto-Turkic *ka-. For similar formations, see hara (“where”) and havaxt (“when”), from ara (“space”) and vaxt (“time”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
| Cyrillic | һајан | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | هایان | |
hayan
Derived terms
See also
- what: nə, (dialectal) nəmənə
- who: kim
- which: hansı
- which (in a numbered series): neçənci
- who (by occupation): nəçi
- who (by origin): haralı
- where (which place): hara, hayan, (colloquial) hanı, (dialectal) həncəri
- where (at which place): harada, hayanda
- whither (to which place): hara, haraya, hayana
- whence (from which place): haradan, hayandan
- when: nə vaxt, nə zaman, haçan, (colloquial) havaxt
- why: niyə, nə üçün, neyçün
- how: necə, nətər, nə təhər, (archaic) nə tövr, nə cür, (dialectal) həncəri
- how much: nə qədər
- how many: neçə
References
Further reading
- “hayan” in Obastan.com.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʝan/ [ˈa.ʝãn] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay, northern Mexico, Yucatán and Central America (except Panama))
- IPA(key): /ˈaʃan/ [ˈa.ʃãn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /ˈaʒan/ [ˈa.ʒãn] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
- IPA(key): /ˈajan/ [ˈa.jãn] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))
- Rhymes: -aʝan
- Syllabification: ha‧yan
Verb
hayan
- inflection of haber:
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
The latter half of the word is possibly iyan. See also niyan, ganiyan / ganyan, diyan, heto, hayon / hayun, ayon / ayun, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haˈjan/ [hɐˈjan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ha‧yan
Interjection
hayán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜌᜈ᜔)
See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
| Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | Locative (nasa) | Existential | Manner (gaya ng) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near speaker* | ari iri yari** |
nari niri niyari† |
dini | narini nandini nairi naari |
heri eri ayri |
ganari ganiri garini garni gayari† |
| Near speaker and listener* | ito | nito | dito | narito nandito naito** |
heto eto ayto† |
ganito garito(garto)** |
| Near listener | iyan yaan |
niyan | diyan diyaan |
nandiyan nandiyaan nariyan(naryan) nayan/nayaan** naiyan‡ |
hayan ayan |
ganiyan(ganyan) gay-an** gariyan** |
| Remote | iyon yoon yaon† |
niyon noon niyaon† |
doon | naroon nandoon nayon/nayoon** nayaon‡ |
hayon ayon |
ganoon gayon gay-on** gayoon‡ garoon‡ |
| *These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text. | ||||||