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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024yen1 /yɛn/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. yen. - Currencythe unit of money of Japan.
yen2 /yɛn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Informal Termsa desire;
craving:had a yen for ice cream.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yen1 (yen),USA pronunciation n., pl. yen. - an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥;
Abbr.: Y - a former silver coin of Japan.
- Chinese yuán yuan
- Japanese (y)en
- 1870–75
n. - Informal Termsa desire or craving:I had a yen for apple pie.
v.i. - Informal Termsto have a craving;
yearn.
- dialect, dialectal Chinese (OAGuangdong) yáhn, akin to Chinese yǐn craving, addiction
- probably 1905–10, American.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged longing, hankering, hunger, appetite.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yen /jɛn/ n ( pl yen)- the standard monetary unit of Japan, (notionally) divided into 100 sen
Etymology: 19th Century: from Japanese en, from Chinese yüan circular object, dollar yen /jɛn/ informal n - a passionate, ardent, or intense longing or desire
vb (yens, yenning, yenned)- (intransitive) to yearn
Etymology: perhaps from Chinese (Cantonese) yăn a craving, addiction |