yuen

Y4U1E1N1

noun

A crowned gibbon or pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

yuen1

noun
  1. A crowned gibbon or pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)

Yuen2

proper nounYuen (plural Yuens)

plural Yuens

Origin

Borrowed from Cantonese 袁 (jyun4) or 阮 (jyun2).

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APA

yuen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuen

MLA

“yuen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yuen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yuen.

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