English Online Dictionary. What means chan? What does chan mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃæn/
- Rhymes: -æn
Etymology 1
Clipping of channel.
Noun
chan (plural chans)
- (Internet, informal) An IRC channel.
Derived terms
- chanop
Etymology 2
From 4chan, a popular imageboard; ultimately from channel.
Noun
chan (plural chans)
- (Internet, informal) An imageboard.
Related terms
- -chan
Anagrams
- Cahn
Antillean Creole
Etymology
From French champ.
Noun
chan
- free space; open land
Ch'orti'
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.
Noun
chan
- snake
Galician
Alternative forms
- chá, chao
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese chão, from Latin plānum. Compare Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋ/
Noun
chan m (plural chans)
- floor
- Synonym: solo
- ground
- Synonym: solo
- (geography) plateau
Adjective
chan (feminine chá, masculine plural chans, feminine plural chás)
- level; flat
- plain
Derived terms
- Chá
- Chan
- Chao
- Chaodarcas
- Chaos
Related terms
- chaira
- chaela
- chancela
- chanzo
- chelo
- Chelo
- Chenlo
References
- “chao” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “chão” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “chan” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chan” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chan” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hokkien
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish nocon, nochon, from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.
Pronunciation
- (before a, o, u, fha, fho, fhu) IPA(key): [xan̪ˠ]
- (before e, i, fhe, fhi) IPA(key): [xanʲ]
Particle
chan
- (Ulster) not
- Chan ólann sé. ― He does not drink.
- Chan fhanann sé. ― He will not wait.
Usage notes
Used only in some varieties of Ulster Irish. Used only before a vowel sound.
Synonyms
- ní (used in Munster Irish, Connacht Irish, and some varieties of Ulster Irish)
Related terms
- cha (used before a consonant)
- char (used with the past tense)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xan̪ˠ]
Verb
chan
- past analytic of can
Related terms
- chanas (1st person sing. synthetic, nonstandard)
- chanais (2d person sing. synthetic, nonstandard)
- chanamar (1st person pl. synthetic)
- chanabhar (2d person pl. synthetic, nonstandard)
- chanadar (3d person pl. synthetic, nonstandard)
- canadh (autonomous)
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nícon”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “chan”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Japanese
Romanization
chan
- Rōmaji transcription of ちゃん
Ladino
Noun
chan m (Latin spelling)
- bell
Mandarin
Romanization
chan
- Nonstandard spelling of chān.
- Nonstandard spelling of chán.
- Nonstandard spelling of chǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of chàn.
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.
Nafaanra
Noun
chan
- vagina
References
- Nafaanra Dictionary
Old Occitan
Etymology
Deverbal of chantar.
Noun
chan m (oblique plural chans, nominative singular chans, nominative plural chan)
- song
Related terms
- chantador
- chantar
- chanso
- chansoneta
- enchantar
- enchantamen
Pipil
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *chaːn-. Compare Classical Nahuatl chāntli (“home”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaŋ/
Noun
-chan
- at or to one's home or house
Declension
Polish
Etymology
From Turkish kan (“prince, lord”)/khān, contraction of khaqan (“sovereign, ruler”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xan/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: chan
Noun
chan m pers
- khan (ruler)
Declension
Further reading
- chan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- chan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English chan.
Pronunciation
Noun
chan m (plural chans)
- (Internet) chan, imageboard
Related terms
- channer
Romansch
Alternative forms
- chaun (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter)
- tgaun (Sursilvan)
- tgàn (Sutsilvan)
- tgang (Surmiran)
Etymology
From Latin canis, canem.
Noun
chan m (plural chans)
- (Vallader) (male) dog
Coordinate terms
- (sex): chagna
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) cha'n
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xan̪ˠ/ (before a back vowel sound)
- IPA(key): /xaɲ/ (before a front vowel sound)
- Hyphenation: chan
Verb
chan
- Form of cha used before vowels and fh-
- Chan fhaca mi i. ― I haven't seen her.
- Chan eil mi fuar. ― I am not cold.
- An t-aran, chan ùr e. ― The bread, it's not fresh.
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nícon”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “cha, cha’n”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page 81
- Colin Mark (2003), “chan”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 129
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl chian, obsolete spelling of chiyan (“chia”). This is the same source as chía, which lost the final n in Mexican dialects.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃan/ [ˈt͡ʃãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: chan
Noun
chan m (plural chanes)
- (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) Alternative form of chía
References
- Ayerca, Ricardo & Coates, Wayne (2005: Chia: Rediscovering a Forgotten Crop of the Aztecs, p. 64
Further reading
- “chan”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tzeltal
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.
Noun
chan
- snake
Tzotzil
Verb
chan
- (transitive) to learn
References
- Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [caːŋ˧˧]
Verb
chan • (滇, 𬉌)
- to pour sauce, soup or broth over solid food
- chan canh/mắm ― to pour broth/nước mắm
Derived terms
- chan chứa
- chan hoà
Welsh
Noun
chan
- Aspirate mutation of can.
Mutation
Yucatec Maya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃan/
Adjective
chan
- small
- Synonyms: chichan; mejen