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Yana
Yana
English
Proper noun
Yana
- A female given name. A romanization of the Bulgarian or Russian name Яна (Jána).
- A river in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia.
- A member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- The now extinct Hokan language of the Yana, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.
Usage notes
- When used to refer to the Native American Indian people or language, the plural of Yana is used especially collectively. When used to refer to a single member of the people, the plural is always Yana.
Anagrams
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English
Noun
yana
- (Buddhism) Any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.
- 2013, Chögyam Trungpa, edited by Judith L. Lief, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion, volume 2, chapter 1
- The Tibetan word for yana is thekpa, which means "that which lifts you up." Anything that lifts you up and takes you to your destination is a yana.
- 2013, Chögyam Trungpa, edited by Judith L. Lief, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion, volume 2, chapter 1
Related terms
Translations
any of the three vehicles of Buddhist practice
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Quechua
Adjective
yana
See also
| Colors in Quechua · llimphikuna (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| puka | q'umir | q'illu | ? | yuraq |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| ? | anqas | killmu, willapi, aruma (see also: q'illu) |
uqi | ? |
| titi, yana | kulli, sañi | allqa, ch'umpi | ? | qhusi |
Noun
yana
- partner, counterpart, boyfriend or girlfriend
- a kind of bee
Declension
declension of yana
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yana | yanakuna |
| accusative | yanata | yanakunata |
| dative | yanaman | yanakunaman |
| genitive | yanap | yanakunap |
| locative | yanapi | yanakunapi |
| terminative | yanakama | yanakunakama |
| ablative | yanamanta | yanakunamanta |
| instrumental | yanawan | yanakunawan |
| comitative | yanantin | yanakunantin |
| abessive | yanannaq | yanakunannaq |
| comparative | yanahina | yanakunahina |
| causative | yanarayku | yanakunarayku |
| benefactive | yanapaq | yanakunapaq |
| associative | yanapura | yanakunapura |
| distributive | yananka | yanakunanka |
| exclusive | yanalla | yanakunalla |
possessive forms of yana
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yanay | yanaykuna |
| accusative | yanayta | yanaykunata |
| dative | yanayman | yanaykunaman |
| genitive | yanaypa | yanaykunap |
| locative | yanaypi | yanaykunapi |
| terminative | yanaykama | yanaykunakama |
| ablative | yanaymanta | yanaykunamanta |
| instrumental | yanaywan | yanaykunawan |
| comitative | yanaynintin | yanaykunantin |
| abessive | yanayninnaq | yanaykunannaq |
| comparative | yanayhina | yanaykunahina |
| causative | yanayrayku | yanaykunarayku |
| benefactive | yanaypaq | yanaykunapaq |
| associative | yanaypura | yanaykunapura |
| distributive | yanayninka | yanaykunanka |
| exclusive | yanaylla | yanaykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yanayki | yanaykikuna |
| accusative | yanaykita | yanaykikunata |
| dative | yanaykiman | yanaykikunaman |
| genitive | yanaykipa | yanaykikunap |
| locative | yanaykipi | yanaykikunapi |
| terminative | yanaykikama | yanaykikunakama |
| ablative | yanaykimanta | yanaykikunamanta |
| instrumental | yanaykiwan | yanaykikunawan |
| comitative | yanaykintin | yanaykikunantin |
| abessive | yanaykinnaq | yanaykikunannaq |
| comparative | yanaykihina | yanaykikunahina |
| causative | yanaykirayku | yanaykikunarayku |
| benefactive | yanaykipaq | yanaykikunapaq |
| associative | yanaykipura | yanaykikunapura |
| distributive | yanaykinka | yanaykikunanka |
| exclusive | yanaykilla | yanaykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yanan | yanankuna |
| accusative | yananta | yanankunata |
| dative | yananman | yanankunaman |
| genitive | yananpa | yanankunap |
| locative | yananpi | yanankunapi |
| terminative | yanankama | yanankunakama |
| ablative | yananmanta | yanankunamanta |
| instrumental | yananwan | yanankunawan |
| comitative | yananintin | yanankunantin |
| abessive | yananninnaq | yanankunannaq |
| comparative | yananhina | yanankunahina |
| causative | yananrayku | yanankunarayku |
| benefactive | yananpaq | yanankunapaq |
| associative | yananpura | yanankunapura |
| distributive | yananinka | yanankunanka |
| exclusive | yananlla | yanankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yananchik | yananchikkuna |
| accusative | yananchikta | yananchikkunata |
| dative | yananchikman | yananchikkunaman |
| genitive | yananchikpa | yananchikkunap |
| locative | yananchikpi | yananchikkunapi |
| terminative | yananchikkama | yananchikkunakama |
| ablative | yananchikmanta | yananchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | yananchikwan | yananchikkunawan |
| comitative | yananchiknintin | yananchikkunantin |
| abessive | yananchikninnaq | yananchikkunannaq |
| comparative | yananchikhina | yananchikkunahina |
| causative | yananchikrayku | yananchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | yananchikpaq | yananchikkunapaq |
| associative | yananchikpura | yananchikkunapura |
| distributive | yananchikninka | yananchikkunanka |
| exclusive | yananchiklla | yananchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yanayku | yanaykukuna |
| accusative | yanaykuta | yanaykukunata |
| dative | yanaykuman | yanaykukunaman |
| genitive | yanaykupa | yanaykukunap |
| locative | yanaykupi | yanaykukunapi |
| terminative | yanaykukama | yanaykukunakama |
| ablative | yanaykumanta | yanaykukunamanta |
| instrumental | yanaykuwan | yanaykukunawan |
| comitative | yanaykuntin | yanaykukunantin |
| abessive | yanaykunnaq | yanaykukunannaq |
| comparative | yanaykuhina | yanaykukunahina |
| causative | yanaykurayku | yanaykukunarayku |
| benefactive | yanaykupaq | yanaykukunapaq |
| associative | yanaykupura | yanaykukunapura |
| distributive | yanaykunka | yanaykukunanka |
| exclusive | yanaykulla | yanaykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yanaykichik | yanaykichikkuna |
| accusative | yanaykichikta | yanaykichikkunata |
| dative | yanaykichikman | yanaykichikkunaman |
| genitive | yanaykichikpa | yanaykichikkunap |
| locative | yanaykichikpi | yanaykichikkunapi |
| terminative | yanaykichikkama | yanaykichikkunakama |
| ablative | yanaykichikmanta | yanaykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | yanaykichikwan | yanaykichikkunawan |
| comitative | yanaykichiknintin | yanaykichikkunantin |
| abessive | yanaykichikninnaq | yanaykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | yanaykichikhina | yanaykichikkunahina |
| causative | yanaykichikrayku | yanaykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | yanaykichikpaq | yanaykichikkunapaq |
| associative | yanaykichikpura | yanaykichikkunapura |
| distributive | yanaykichikninka | yanaykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | yanaykichiklla | yanaykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yananku | yanankukuna |
| accusative | yanankuta | yanankukunata |
| dative | yanankuman | yanankukunaman |
| genitive | yanankupa | yanankukunap |
| locative | yanankupi | yanankukunapi |
| terminative | yanankukama | yanankukunakama |
| ablative | yanankumanta | yanankukunamanta |
| instrumental | yanankuwan | yanankukunawan |
| comitative | yanankuntin | yanankukunantin |
| abessive | yanankunnaq | yanankukunannaq |
| comparative | yanankuhina | yanankukunahina |
| causative | yanankurayku | yanankukunarayku |
| benefactive | yanankupaq | yanankukunapaq |
| associative | yanankupura | yanankukunapura |
| distributive | yanankunka | yanankukunanka |
| exclusive | yanankulla | yanankukunalla |
Usage notes
Not to be confused with yaña.