yen

yen ¹  (yn)

n.

A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving.

intr.v. yenned, yen·ning, yens

To have a strong desire or inclination; yearn.

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[Chinese (Cantonese) uên, hope, wish, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) yuàn.]

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yen ¹

Noun

pl yen the standard monetary unit of Japan [Japanese en]

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yen ² Informal

Noun

a longing or desire

Verb

[yenning, yenned]

to have a longing [perhaps from Chinese yän a craving]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yen - a yearning for something or to do something hankering longing, yearning, hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
	2.	yen - the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen sen - a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel Japanese monetary unit - monetary unit in Japan
Verb	1.	yen - have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" pine, yearn, ache, languish die - languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave" hanker, long, yearn - desire strongly or persistently

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yen

noun longing, desire, craving, yearning, passion, hunger, ache, itch, thirst, hankering

Translations

yen [jɛn] n (currency) → yen m

yen [jɛn] n (= currency) → yen m (= craving);

yen for/to do → grande envie de/de faire

yen [jɛn] n (currency) → Yen m;

(craving);

to have a yen for → Lust auf etw haben;

to have a yen to do sth → Lust darauf haben, etw zu tun

yen [jɛn] n (currency) → yen m inv (= craving): yen for/to do → gran voglia di/di fare

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yen

n yen [jen]

the standard unit of Japanese currency. jen يَن: وِحْدَة النَّقْد الياباني йена jen yen der Yen γεν (το νόμισμα της Ιαπωνίας) yen jeen ین jeni yen יֶן (מטבע יפני) जापानी मुद्रा jen jen (japán pénzegység) yen yen yen 円 엔(￥)(일본의 화폐 단위) jena jena yen yen yen jen iene yen иена jen jen jen yen ชื่อเงินสกุลของญี่ปุ่น Japon para birimi, yen 日元 ієна جاپان کا معیاری سکّہ đồng yên (tiền Nhật Bản) 日元