dian
Central Dusun
Noun
dian
Esperanto
Adjective
dian
- accusative singular of dia
Finnish
Noun
dian
Iban
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay dian, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan).
Pronunciation
Noun
dian
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay dian, from Classical Malay dian, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan, “lamp, lantern”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dian (plural dian-dian, first-person possessive dianku, second-person possessive dianmu, third-person possessive diannya)
Further reading
- “dian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“to chase away”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
dian (genitive singular masculine déin, genitive singular feminine déine, plural diana, comparative déine)
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dian | dhian | diana; dhiana² | |
Vocative | dhéin | diana | ||
Genitive | déine | diana | dian | |
Dative | dian; dhian¹ |
dhian; dhéin (archaic) |
diana; dhiana² | |
Comparative | níos déine | |||
Superlative | is déine |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dian | dhian | ndian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 80
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 239
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dian”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- “dian”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
Javanese
Noun
dian
- Nonstandard spelling of diyan.
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan), possibly from Austroasiatic. Compare Angkorian Old Khmer dyān, dyan (“candle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dian (plural dian-dian, informal 1st possessive dianku, 2nd possessive dianmu, 3rd possessive diannya)
Descendants
Further reading
- “dian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
Romanization
dian
- Nonstandard spelling of diān.
- Nonstandard spelling of diǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of diàn.
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.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“fly, move swiftly”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
dian (comparative dèine)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- dian-amhairc (“stare”)
- dian-bhriathrach (“assertive”)
- dian-ruith (“rush”, noun)
- dian-thograch (“ambitious”)
- tuathanachas dian (“intensive farming”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
dian | dhian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
Swedish
Noun
dian
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˈʔan/ [d̪ɪˈʔan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: di‧an
Adverb
dián (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜀᜈ᜔) (now dialectal)
- Alternative form of diyan
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