faen
Asturian
Verb
faenCategory:Asturian non-lemma forms#FAENCategory:Asturian verb forms#FAENCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#FAENCategory:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
Bislama
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Bislama terms derived from English#FAEN fine.
Noun
faenCategory:Bislama lemmas#FAENCategory:Bislama nouns#FAENCategory:Bislama entries with incorrect language header#FAENCategory:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
- A fine
- 2008, Miriam Meyerhoff, Social lives in language--sociolinguistics and multilingual speech, →ISBN, page 344:
- Bang i wantem mi faen from mi ovaspen.Category:Bislama terms with quotations#FAENCategory:Requests for translations of Bislama quotations#FAEN
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#FAEN fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden, Icelandic fjandi, Faroese fanin and Swedish fan. See also djevel.
Pronunciation
Noun
faen mCategory:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#FAENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#FAENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#FAENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#FAENCategory:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
- the Devil, Satan
- (about persons) devil, bastard
- Stakkars faen, jeg synes synd på deg.
- Poor devil, I pity you.
- Du er en sleip faen.
- You’re a cunning devil.
- Hvordan skal en fattig faen overleve her?
- How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?
Synonyms
Interjection
faenCategory:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#FAENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål interjections#FAENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#FAENCategory:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
- damn, shit, hell, fuck
- Faen ta deg!
- Fuck you!, Damn you! (literally, May the devil take you!)
- Det var som faen!
- I’ll be damned!, Bloody hell!
Usage notes
Note that when designating Satan, the Devil, the long form fanden is preferred.
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#FAEN fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden and Swedish fan. See also djevel.
Pronunciation
Noun
faen mCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#FAENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#FAENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#FAENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#FAENCategory:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
- the Devil, Satan
- (about persons) devil, bastard
- Stakkars faen, eg føler med deg.
- Poor devil, I pity you.
- Du er ein sleip faen.
- You’re a cunning devil.
- Korleis skal ein fattig faen overleve her?
- How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?
Synonyms
Interjection
faenCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#FAENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk interjections#FAENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#FAENCategory:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
- damn, shit, hell, fuck
- Faen ta deg!
- Fuck you!, Damn you! (literally, May the devil take you!)
- Det var som faen!
- I’ll be damned!, Bloody hell!
- Kva faen som skjer her?!
- What the hell happens here?!
Usage notes
Note that when designating Satan, the Devil, the long form fanden is preferred.
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Further reading
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
faenCategory:Welsh non-lemma forms#FAENCategory:Welsh mutated nouns#FAENCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#FAENCategory:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
- soft mutation of maenCategory:Welsh soft-mutation forms#MAEN
Mutation
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /fan˨˦/Category:Zhuang terms with IPA pronunciation#FAN1
- Tone numbers: faen1
- Hyphenation: faenCategory:Zhuang 1-syllable words#FAN1
Etymology 1
From ChineseCategory:Zhuang terms borrowed from Chinese#FAN1Category:Zhuang terms derived from Chinese#FAN1 分 (MC pjun).
Verb
faen (Sawndip form 𰂐, 1957–1982 spelling fən)Category:Zhuang lemmas#FAN1Category:Zhuang verbs#FAN1Category:Zhuang entries with incorrect language header#FAN1Category:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
- to divide; to split up
- to assign; to allot
- to distinguish; to differentiate
Noun
faen (1957–1982 spelling fən)Category:Zhuang lemmas#FAN1Category:Zhuang nouns#FAN1Category:Zhuang terms without Sawndip form#FAN1Category:Zhuang entries with incorrect language header#FAN1Category:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
Classifier
faen (1957–1982 spelling fən)Category:Zhuang lemmas#FAN1Category:Zhuang classifiers#FAN1Category:Zhuang terms without Sawndip form#FAN1Category:Zhuang entries with incorrect language header#FAN1Category:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN
- fen; cent; penny
- minute (unit of time)
- minute (unit of angle)
- a unit of length equivalent to 31⁄3 mm
- a unit of area equivalent to 662⁄3 square metres
- a unit of weight equivalent to 1⁄2 gram
- a rate of interest, calculated as 1⁄10 of the capital for annual interest or 1⁄100 of the capital for monthly interest
Etymology 2
Compare Bouyei wanl, Shan ၽၼ်း (phán), Sui vanl, Proto-Be *vənᴬ², Proto-Hlai *fjən.
Noun
faen (Sawndip forms 𥸹 or 魂 or 粉 or 𮂹 or 斈 or 粒, 1957–1982 spelling fən)Category:Zhuang lemmas#FAN1Category:Zhuang nouns#FAN1Category:Zhuang entries with incorrect language header#FAN1Category:Pages with entries#FAENCategory:Pages with 6 entries#FAEN