やん

noun, used as a suffix

familiar suffix; dear

Kansai-ben suffix attached to names or terms of endearment, similar to ちゃん in standard Japanese. Used for close friends, children, or in affectionate address.

See also: ちゃん

• たかしやん、ちょっとこっち来きて。

  Takashi, come here for a sec.

• おばあやん、元げん気きにしてる？

  Granny, how have you been?

particle

sentence-ending particle for emphasis

Kansai-ben sentence-final particle that adds emphasis, assertion, or a friendly explanatory tone. Often equivalent to のだ or んだ in standard Japanese.

• 知しらんかったやん。

  I didn't know, you see.

• あかんやん、そんなことしたら。

  You can't do that, you know.

noun

prostitute (archaic abbreviation)

Archaic abbreviation of やんま, a term for a prostitute. Not used in modern Japanese outside of historical contexts.

See also: やんま

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんに「やん」という言こと葉ばが遊ゆう女じょを指さして出でてくることがある。

  In Edo-period documents, the word やん sometimes appears referring to a prostitute.