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Yank vs Yana - What's the difference?

yank | yana |

As nouns the difference between yank and yana

is that yank is (us) a yankee, a northerner: someone from the northern united states, especially from new england while yana is (buddhism) any of the three vehicles of buddhist practice; mahayana, hinayana and vajrayana.

yank

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

    • Synonyms

    * jerk, tug

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pull something with a quick, strong action.
  • to remove from circulation
    • They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.

    Synonyms

    * (pull with a quick strong action) jerk, tug * (remove from circulation) pull, recall

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    yana

    English

    (Yana River)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • 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 .

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