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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of channelCategory:English clippings#CHAN.

Noun

chan (plural chans)Category:English lemmas#CHANCategory:English nouns#CHANCategory:English countable nouns#CHANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. (InternetCategory:en:Internet#CHAN, informalCategory:English informal terms#CHAN) An IRC channel.
    • 1997, Dominic Donegan, “Is there a #nethack chan on IRC?”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet):
      I tried, but I never get anyone in the chan! I don't know how/where to advertise... maybe we should set up a meeting time or something?
      Category:English terms with quotations#CHAN
    • 1999, Jonny Durango, “IMPORTANT NEWS FOR AHM IRC CHAN!!!”, in alt.hackers.malicious (Usenet):
      If you don't have your password set within a week I'll remove you from the userlist and I'll add you again next time I see you in the chan and make sure you set a pass.
      Category:English terms with quotations#CHAN
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From 4chan, a popular imageboard; ultimately from channel.

Noun

chan (plural chans)Category:English lemmas#CHANCategory:English nouns#CHANCategory:English countable nouns#CHANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. (InternetCategory:en:Internet#CHAN, informalCategory:English informal terms#CHAN) An imageboard.
Derived terms

Anagrams

Category:English 4chan slang#CHAN

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From FrenchCategory:Antillean Creole terms derived from French#CHAN champ.

Noun

chanCategory:Antillean Creole lemmas#CHANCategory:Antillean Creole nouns#CHANCategory:Antillean Creole entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. free space; open land

Ch'orti'

Etymology

From Proto-MayanCategory:Ch'orti' terms inherited from Proto-Mayan#CHANCategory:Ch'orti' terms derived from Proto-Mayan#CHAN *kaan.

Noun

chanCategory:Ch'orti' lemmas#CHANCategory:Ch'orti' nouns#CHANCategory:Ch'orti' entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. snake
Category:caa:Snakes#CHAN

Epigraphic Mayan

Alternative forms

Numeral

chanCategory:Epigraphic Mayan lemmas#CHANCategory:Epigraphic Mayan numerals#CHANCategory:Epigraphic Mayan entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. four

Galician

A view of the Terra Chá ("Level Country"), Lugo, Galicia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#CHANCategory:Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#CHAN chão, from LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Latin#CHANCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#CHAN plānum. Compare Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.

Pronunciation

Noun

chan m (plural chans)Category:Galician lemmas#CHANCategory:Galician nouns#CHANCategory:Galician countable nouns#CHANCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Galician masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. floor
    Synonym: solo
  2. ground
    Synonym: solo
  3. (geographyCategory:gl:Landforms#CHAN) plateau

Adjective

chan (feminine chá, masculine plural chans, feminine plural chás)Category:Galician lemmas#CHANCategory:Galician adjectives#CHANCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. level; flat
  2. plain

Derived terms

References

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of chan – see 曾 (“already; ever; once; previously; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 曾).
Category:Chinese lemmas#chanCategory:Hokkien lemmas#chanCategory:Chinese adverbs#chanCategory:Hokkien adverbs#chanCategory:Hokkien pe̍h-ōe-jī forms#CHANCategory:Hokkien entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle IrishCategory:Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish#CHANCategory:Irish terms derived from Middle Irish#CHAN nocon, nochon, from Old IrishCategory:Irish terms inherited from Old Irish#CHANCategory:Irish terms derived from Old Irish#CHAN nícon, nacon, from ní con.

Pronunciation

Particle

chanCategory:Irish lemmas#CHANCategory:Irish particles#CHANCategory:Irish negative particles#CHANCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. (UlsterCategory:Ulster Irish#CHAN) not
    Chan ólann sé. ― He does not drink.Category:Irish terms with usage examples#CHAN
    Chan fhanann sé. ― He will not wait.Category:Irish terms with usage examples#CHAN
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)
  • cha (used before a consonant)
  • char (used with the past tense)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

chanCategory:Irish non-lemma forms#CHANCategory:Irish verb forms#CHANCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. past analytic of can

References

Japanese

Romanization

chanCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#CHANCategory:Japanese romanizations#CHANCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#CHANCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃん

Ladino

Noun

chan mCategory:Ladino lemmas#CHANCategory:Ladino nouns#CHANCategory:Ladino nouns in Latin script#CHANCategory:Ladino entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Ladino masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. bell

Mandarin

Romanization

chanCategory:Hanyu Pinyin#CHAN0Category:Mandarin non-lemma forms#CHAN0Category:Mandarin terms with redundant script codes#CHAN0Category:Mandarin entries with incorrect language header#CHAN0Category:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. nonstandard spelling of chānCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#CHAN0
  2. nonstandard spelling of chánCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#CHAN0
  3. nonstandard spelling of chǎnCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#CHAN0
  4. nonstandard spelling of chànCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#CHAN0

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

chanCategory:Nafaanra lemmas#CHANCategory:Nafaanra nouns#CHANCategory:Nafaanra entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. vagina

References

Old Occitan

Etymology

Deverbal of chantar.

Noun

chan m (oblique plural chans, nominative singular chans, nominative plural chan)Category:Old Occitan lemmas#CHANCategory:Old Occitan nouns#CHANCategory:Old Occitan entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Old Occitan masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. song

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-NahuanCategory:Pipil terms inherited from Proto-Nahuan#CHANCategory:Pipil terms derived from Proto-Nahuan#CHAN *čaan-. Compare Classical Nahuatl chāntli (“home”).

Pronunciation

Noun

-chanCategory:Pipil lemmas#CHANCategory:Pipil nouns#CHANCategory:Pipil relational nouns#CHANCategory:Pipil entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. at or to one's home or house
    Tiajket ka nuchan pal titakwat
    We went to my house to eat
    Category:Pipil terms with usage examples#CHAN

Declension

Declension of -chan
singular plural
first person nuchan tuchan
second person muchan anmuchan
third person ichan inchan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish#CHANCategory:Polish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#CHAN خان (han, “prince, lord”).

Pronunciation

Noun

chan m persCategory:Polish lemmas#CHANCategory:Polish nouns#CHANCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Polish masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Polish personal nouns#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. khan (ruler)

Declension

Further reading

  • chan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Category:pl:Heads of state#CHANCategory:pl:Male people#CHAN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#CHANCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#CHANCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#CHAN chan.

Pronunciation

Noun

chan m (plural chans)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CHANCategory:Portuguese nouns#CHANCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CHANCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. (InternetCategory:pt:Internet#CHAN) chan, imageboard

Rendille

Rendille cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : chan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-SomaloidCategory:Rendille terms inherited from Proto-Somaloid#CHANCategory:Rendille terms derived from Proto-Somaloid#CHAN *can- (“five”). Cognate with Aweer shan, Somali shan.

Pronunciation

Numeral

chán fCategory:Rendille lemmas#CHANCategory:Rendille numerals#CHANCategory:Rendille entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. five

References

  • Heine, B. (1975). Notes on the Rendille language (Kenya), page 215

Romansh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Romansh terms inherited from Latin#CHANCategory:Romansh terms derived from Latin#CHAN canis, canem.

Noun

chan mCategory:Romansh lemmas#CHANCategory:Romansh nouns#CHANCategory:Romansh entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Romansh masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN (plural chans)

  1. (ValladerCategory:Vallader Romansh#CHAN) (male) dog

Coordinate terms

Category:rm:Canids#CHAN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Middle IrishCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish#CHANCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish#CHAN nochan, from Old IrishCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish#CHANCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish#CHAN nícon, from ní (“not”) + con (“toward”). Cognates include Irish chan and Manx chan.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

chanCategory:Scottish Gaelic non-lemma forms#CHANCategory:Scottish Gaelic verb forms#CHANCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN (governs the dependent form of the verb, lenites)

  1. Form of cha used before vowels and fh-
    Chan fhaca mi i. ― I haven't seen her.Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples#CHAN
    Chan eil mi fuar. ― I am not cold.Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples#CHAN
    An t-aran, chan ùr e. ― The bread, it's not fresh.Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples#CHAN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

chanCategory:Scottish Gaelic non-lemma forms#CHANCategory:Scottish Gaelic verb forms#CHANCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. inflection of can:
    1. negative dependent future
    2. past (rare, usually thuirt)

References

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical NahuatlCategory:Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl#CHAN chian, obsolete spelling of chiyan (“chia”). This is the same source as chía, which lost the final n in Mexican dialects.

Pronunciation

Noun

chan m (plural chanes)Category:Spanish lemmas#CHANCategory:Spanish nouns#CHANCategory:Spanish countable nouns#CHANCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. (Costa RicaCategory:Costa Rican Spanish#CHAN, El SalvadorCategory:Salvadoran Spanish#CHAN, GuatemalaCategory:Guatemalan Spanish#CHAN, HondurasCategory:Honduran Spanish#CHAN) alternative form of chía

References

  • Ayerca, Ricardo & Coates, Wayne (2005: Chia: Rediscovering a Forgotten Crop of the Aztecs, p. 64

Further reading

Tzeltal

Etymology

From Proto-MayanCategory:Tzeltal terms inherited from Proto-Mayan#CHANCategory:Tzeltal terms derived from Proto-Mayan#CHAN *kaan.

Noun

chanCategory:Tzeltal lemmas#CHANCategory:Tzeltal nouns#CHANCategory:Tzeltal entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. snake
Category:tzh:Reptiles#CHAN

Tzotzil

Verb

chanCategory:Tzotzil lemmas#CHANCategory:Tzotzil verbs#CHANCategory:Tzotzil entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. (transitiveCategory:Tzotzil transitive verbs#CHAN) to learn

References

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

chan • (滇, 𬉌)Category:Vietnamese lemmas#CHANCategory:Vietnamese verbs#CHANCategory:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. to pour sauce, soup or broth over solid food
    chan canh/mắm ― to pour broth/nước mắmCategory:Vietnamese terms with usage examples#CHAN

Derived terms

Category:vi:Foods#CHAN

Welsh

Noun

chanCategory:Welsh non-lemma forms#CANCategory:Welsh mutated nouns#CANCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#CANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. aspirate mutation of canCategory:Welsh aspirate-mutation forms#CAN

Mutation

Mutated forms of can
radical soft nasal aspirate
can gan nghan chan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Yucatec Maya

Pronunciation

Adjective

chanCategory:Yucatec Maya lemmas#CHANCategory:Yucatec Maya adjectives#CHANCategory:Yucatec Maya entries with incorrect language header#CHANCategory:Pages with entries#CHANCategory:Pages with 24 entries#CHAN

  1. small
    Synonyms: chichan; mejen
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