Yen Definition
yĕn
yenned, yenning, yens
noun
yens
The basic monetary unit of Japan.
Webster's New World
A strong longing or desire.
Webster's New World
A coin or note worth one yen.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Yen
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From Japanese 円 (en, earlier yen), from Middle Chinese 圓 (ɣüen "circle" >"round coin") (compare Mandarin yuán å…ƒ, Korean won 원).
From Wiktionary
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From yen-yen (“a craving for opium"), from Mandarin 菸癮 (Mandarin: yānyǐn; Cantonese: yin1yan5, “addiction, craving (for opium)").
From Wiktionary
Cantonese jyun6 hope, wish from Middle Chinese ŋyan` (also the source of Mandarin yuàn)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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