Yen
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[yen] Pronunciation Key
[yen] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural yen.
| 1. | an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y |
| 2. | a former silver coin of Japan. |
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[yen] Pronunciation Key, noun, verb, yenned, yen·ning. Informal.
[yen] Pronunciation Key, noun, verb, yenned, yen·ning. Informal. –noun
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a desire or craving: I had a yen for apple pie. |
| 2. | to have a craving; yearn. |
[Origin: 1905–10, Americanism; prob. < dial. Chin (OAGuangdong) yáhn, akin to Chin yǐn craving, addiction]
] —Synonyms 1. longing, hankering, hunger, appetite.
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| yen 1
(yěn) Pronunciation Key
n. A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving. intr.v. yenned, yen·ning, yens To have a strong desire or inclination; yearn. [Chinese (Cantonese) uên, hope, wish, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) yuàn.] |
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| yen 2
(yěn) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. yen See Table at currency. [Japanese en, from Chinese (Mandarin) yuán, dollar.] |
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yen (1)
yen (1)
"Japanese monetary unit," 1875, from Japanese yen, from Chinese yuan "round, round object, circle, dollar."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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yen (2)
yen (2)
"sharp desire, hunger," 1906, earlier yin "intense craving for opium" (1876), from Chinese (Cantonese) yan "craving," or from a Beijing dialect word for "smoke." Reinforced in Eng. by influence of yearn.
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| yen | |
noun | |
| 1. | a yearning for something or to do something [syn: hankering] |
| 2. | the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen |
verb | |
| 1. | have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: ache] |
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Yen
Y"["e]\ ([=e]"e), n.; pl. Y["e]n ([=e]"en). An eye. [Obs.] From his y["e]n ran the water down. --Chaucer.
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