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Yuen vs Yen - What's the difference?

yuen | yen |

As nouns the difference between yuen and yen

is that yuen is the crowned gibbon , pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus while yen is the unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen.

As a verb yen is

to have a strong desire for.

yuen

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The crowned gibbon , pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus )
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    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 ----