yawn
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The meaning (definition) of the word yawn
to open your mouth wide and take a big breath when sleepy.
The word yawn used in a sentence
“I yawn when I'm sleepy and open my mouth really wide.”
How the word yawn is said around the world
| French | bâiller (bah-YAY) |
| Spanish | bostezar (bohs-tay-THAHR) |
| Mandarin | 打哈欠 (dah khah chyen) |
| Hindi | जम्हाई लेना (gyuhm-HY LAY-nah) |
| Arabic | التثاؤب (ahtt-HAHB) |
| Russian | зевнуть (zeev-NOOT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | bocejar (boo-si-ZHAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bocejar (boh-say-ZHAHR) |
| Japanese | あくびをする (ah-KU-bee oh su-ru) |
| German | gähnen (GAIR-nuhn) |
| Urdu | جمائی (gyuh-MY) |
| Punjabi | ਉਬਾਸੀ ਲੈਣਾ (uu-BAH-see LE-nah) |
| Korean | 하품하다 (hah-POOM-hah-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְפַהֵק (LFAH-ayk) |
| Greek | χασμουριέμαι (khahz-moo-RYEH-meh) |
| Dutch | gapen (GHAH-puhn) |
| Tagalog | humikab (hoo-MEE-kahb) |
| Vietnamese | ngáp (NGAH-urp) |
| Turkish | esnemek (es-neh-MEK) |
| Persian | خمیازه کشیدن (khah-mee-AH-zay kay-SHEE-dahn) |
| Polish | ziewać (ZHE-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | позіхати (poh-zee-KHAH-tee) |
| Bengali | হাই (hy) |
| Swedish | gäspa (YES-pah) |
| Italian | sbadigliare (zbah-dee-LYAH-ray) |
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