"もとヤン" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [mo̞to̞jã̠ɴ] Forms: motoyan [romanization]
Etymology: From 元(もと) (moto-, “former”) + shortened ヤンキー (delinquent). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|元|もと-|former}} 元(もと) (moto-, “former”), {{ja-r|ヤンキー|delinquent}} ヤンキー (delinquent) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} もとヤン • (motoyan)
  1. former delinquent
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