chan
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃæn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æn
Etymology 1
Noun
chan (plural chans)
- (Internet, informal) 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?
- 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.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From 4chan, a popular imageboard; ultimately from channel.
Noun
chan (plural chans)
- (Internet, informal) An imageboard.
- more niche chans
Related terms
Anagrams
Antillean Creole
Etymology
Noun
chan
Ch'orti'
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.
Noun
chan
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese chão, from Latin plānum. Compare Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.
Pronunciation
Noun
chan m (plural chans)
Adjective
chan (feminine chá, masculine plural chans, feminine plural chás)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “chao”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chão”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “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
For pronunciation and definitions of chan – see 曾 (“already; ever; once; previously; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 曾). |
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish nocon, nochon, from Old Irish nícon, nacon, from ní con.
Pronunciation
Particle
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)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
chan
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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Japanese
Romanization
chan
Ladino
Noun
chan m (Latin spelling)
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
References
Old Occitan
Etymology
Noun
chan m (oblique plural chans, nominative singular chans, nominative plural chan)
Related terms
Pipil
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *chaːn-. Compare Classical Nahuatl chāntli (“home”).
Pronunciation
Noun
-chan
- at or to one's home or house
- Tiajket ka nuchan pal titakwat
- We went to my house to eat
Declension
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خان (han, “prince, lord”).
Pronunciation
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)
Related terms
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin canis, canem.
Noun
chan m (plural chans)
Coordinate terms
- (sex): chagna
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish nochan, from Old Irish nícon, from ní (“not”) + con (“toward”). Cognates include Irish chan and Manx chan.
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.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
chan
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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[2], 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
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
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
Verb
Derived terms
Welsh
Noun
chan
- Aspirate mutation of can.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
can | gan | nghan | chan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Yucatec Maya
Pronunciation
Adjective
chan
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