yana
part of speech
noun (Yana, a name); also part of words (-yana, Buddhism)
meaning for a pupil
1) (a name) Yana is a girl's name, common in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and other countries; in Ukrainian it is written Яна. tree →
2) (Buddhism) In Sanskrit, "yana" means "vehicle" or "path", and appears in the names of branches of Buddhism, such as Mahayana and Vajrayana. tree →
3) Yana is also the name of a river in Siberia, Russia. tree →
sense in the lessons
It is not an ordinary English word. In stories and class lists it is usually a girl's name, said "YAH-nuh". In religion lessons about Buddhism, you may see it inside longer words like Mahayana ("great vehicle"), meaning a way to reach enlightenment.
examples
- Yana is a new girl in our class from Ukraine. tree →
- Yana and I sit together at lunch. tree →
- Mahayana Buddhism is followed in China, Japan and Korea. tree →
- In Sanskrit, "yana" means "vehicle" or "path". tree →
- The Yana River flows north to the Arctic Ocean. tree →
- Yana wrote her name in Ukrainian letters: Яна. tree →
note
As a name it takes a capital letter: Yana. It is not an English word, and there is nothing else to invent about it. In Buddhist terms it is joined to another word (Mahayana, Vajrayana).
Trees and pragmatics
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