- yenning
- jen n. unit of currency in Japan n. yearning, longing; desire v. miss; long for
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yen — I. noun (plural yen) Etymology: Japanese en Date: 1875 see money table II. noun Etymology: obsolete English argot yen yen craving for opium, from Chinese (Guangdong) yīn yáhn, from yīn opium + yáhn craving Date … New Collegiate Dictionary
yen — yen1 /yen/, n., pl. yen. 1. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbr.: Y 2. a former silver coin of Japan. [1870 75; < Japn (y)en < Chin yuán YUAN] yen2 /yen/ … Universalium
Mairembam Koireng Singh — 1st, 2nd and 4th Chief Minister of Manipur In office 9 January 1979 – 11 January 1967 Preceded by Position Created Succeeded by Mairembam Koireng Singh … Wikipedia
yen — yen1 noun (plural same) the basic monetary unit of Japan. Origin from Japanese en round . yen2 informal noun a longing or yearning. verb (yens, yenning, yenned) feel a longing or yearning. Origin C19 (in the sense craving for a drug ): from Chin … English new terms dictionary
yen — I. /jɛn / (say yen) noun (plural yen) 1. the principal monetary unit of Japan. 2. a coin of this value. {Japanese, from Chinese yŭan round thing, dollar} II. /jɛn / (say yen) noun 1. desire; longing: *Ambrose couldn t have managed the Sandpiper… …
yen — ☆ ☆ yen yen1 [yen] n. pl. yen [SinoJpn en, lit., round] the basic monetary unit of Japan: see the table of monetary units in the Reference Supplement yen2 [yen] n. [prob. < Cantonese yan, smoke (n.), opium ] Informal a strong longing or desire … English World dictionary
yen — 1. n. (pl. same) the chief monetary unit of Japan. Etymology: Jap. f. Chin. yuan round, dollar 2. n. & v. colloq. n. a longing or yearning. v.intr. (yenned, yenning) feel a longing. Etymology: Chin. dial … Useful english dictionary
