English Online Dictionary. What means lan? What does lan mean?
Translingual
Symbol
lan
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Laru.
See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Laru terms
Balinese
Romanization
lan
- Romanization of ᬮᬦ᭄
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lan/ [lãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Hyphenation: lan
Noun
lan inan
- work, task
- labour
- annoyance, trouble
Declension
Derived terms
- lan egin 'work' (v.)
- lantegi 'workplace'
Further reading
- “lan”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “lan”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Fala
Alternative forms
- lana (Lagarteiru)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese lãa, from Latin lāna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlan/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: lan
Noun
lan f (plural lanis)
- (Mañegu, Valverdeñu) wool
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Fon
Etymology
Cognates include Gun làn, Saxwe Gbe olàn, Adja elan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lã̀/
Noun
làn (plural làn lɛ́)
- meat
Derived terms
Gun
Alternative forms
- òlàn
Etymology
Cognates include Fon làn, Saxwe Gbe olàn, Adja elan, Ewe lã.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lã̀/
Noun
làn (plural làn lɛ́ or làn lẹ́)
- meat
Derived terms
Haitian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lã/
Article
lan
- the (definite article)
Usage notes
Use this word only after a word that ends with a nasal vowel and an oral (non-nasal) consonant, in that order, and when it modifies a singular noun.
See also
- a
- an
- la
- nan
- yo
- yon
Javanese
Romanization
lan
- Romanization of ꦭꦤ꧀
Linngithigh
Noun
lan
- tongue
- rays of the Sun on water
- spearpoint
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-; cognate with Upper Sorbian len, Polish len, Czech len, Russian лён (ljon), Old Church Slavonic льнѣнъ (lĭněnŭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lan/
Noun
lan m inan (diminutive lank)
- flax (Linum usitatissimum)
Declension
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “lan”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “lan”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Mandarin
Romanization
lan
- Nonstandard spelling of lán.
- Nonstandard spelling of lǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of làn.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle Irish
Adjective
lan
- Alternative spelling of lán
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English LAN, acronym of local area network.
Noun
lan n (definite singular lanet, indefinite plural lan, definite plural lana)
- (networking) a LAN
- (computing) a LAN party
Derived terms
- lana, lane (verb)
References
- Cf. “lan” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Anagrams
- nal
Old Javanese
Etymology
Probably from earlier len, lyan (“other, different”), inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lian (“to change appearance”).
Conjunction
lan
- and
Descendants
- > Javanese: ꦭꦤ꧀ (lan) (inherited)
- → Balinese: ᬮᬦ᭄ (lan)
Further reading
- "lan" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Polish
Pronunciation
- (Masovia):
- (Near Masovian) IPA(key): /ˈlan/
Noun
lan m inan
- (Near Masovian) Alternative form of len
Further reading
- Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “lan”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 242
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic льнъ (lĭnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ. Compare Ukrainian лан (lan).
Noun
lan n (plural lanuri)
- field (arable land)
- Synonym: ogor
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ.
Noun
lȁn m (Cyrillic spelling ла̏н)
- flax
Declension
Derived terms
- lànen
Tetum
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese lã, from Old Galician-Portuguese lãa (“wool”), from Latin lāna (“wool”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”).
Noun
lan
- wool
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɫɑn/, [ˈɫ̟ɑn̟]
Interjection
lan
- Alternative form of ulan
Descendants
- → Swedish: len
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [laːŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1
Compare tràn (“to overflow”).
Verb
lan
- to spread; to run
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蘭.
Noun
(classifier cây, bông, hoa) lan
- orchid
See also
Wab
Noun
lan
- water
Further reading
- John Carter, Katie Carter, John Grummitt, Bonnie MacKenzie, Janell Masters, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mur Village Vernaculars (2012)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lan/
- Rhymes: -an
Etymology 1
The sense of "up, upwards" comes from an abbreviation of the phrase i'r lan "to the shore, ashore; upwards".
Preposition
lan
- (South Wales) up
- Synonym: i fyny
- Antonym: i lawr
Adverb
lan
- (South Wales) up, upwards
- Synonym: i fyny
- Antonym: i lawr
Noun
lan
- Soft mutation of glan (“shore, bank”).
Derived terms
- lan a lawr (“up and down”)
- lan lofft (“upstairs”)
- lanlwytho (“to upload”)
Mutation
Etymology 2
Noun
lan
- Soft mutation of llan (“church”).
Mutation
West Coast Bajau
Etymology
From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *lalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.
Noun
lan
- path
- trail
Yámana
Noun
lan
- tongue
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰlaːnᴬ (“nephew; niece; grandchild”). Cognate with Thai หลาน (lǎan), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩉᩖᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຫຼານ (lān), Lü ᦜᦱᧃ (l̇aan), Tai Dam ꪨꪱꪙ, Shan လၢၼ် (lǎan), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥴ (láan), Ahom 𑜎𑜃𑜫 (lan), Saek หล่าน.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /laːn˨˦/
- Tone numbers: lan1
- Hyphenation: lan
Noun
lan (classifier boux, Sawndip forms 𭓀 or 𰌮 or 𭓎 or 𬞕, 1957–1982 spelling lan)
- grandchild; grandson