Yandex

English

The logo of Yandex.

Etymology

The name initially stood for “Yet Another iNDEXer”. The Russian word я (ja) corresponds to the English personal pronoun “I”, making Яndex a bilingual pun on index.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjæn.dɛks/

Proper noun

Yandex

  1. A Russian Internet company which operates the largest search engine in Russia.
  2. (computing) A search engine that popularized the company of the same name.

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