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Hanker vs Yen - What's the difference?

hanker | yen |

As verbs the difference between hanker and yen

is that hanker is to crave, want or desire while yen is to have a strong desire for.

As a noun yen is

the unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen.

hanker

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To crave, want or desire.
    • If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.
  • *2012 , The Economist, 13 Oct 2012, Butlers: Very good, sir
  • *:[...] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.

    • Usage notes

    * Usually used with for, as in the example above; after may also be used.

    Anagrams

    *

    yen

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , from (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (yen)
  • The unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen.
  • A coin or note worth one yen.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
    • Synonyms
    * craving, desire, hankering, urge, yearning

    Verb

    (yenn)
  • To have a strong desire for.

    • Anagrams

    * English invariant nouns English terms with multiple etymologies ----