keran
See also: kěrán
Esperanto
Adjective
keran
- accusative singular of kera
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- kran (tap sense)
Etymology
From Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of kran.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈran]
- Hyphenation: ke‧ran
- Rhymes: -ran
Noun
kêran (first-person possessive keranku, second-person possessive keranmu, third-person possessive kerannya)
- tap, faucet.
- (figuratively) door.
- Synonym: pintu
Related terms
- stopkeran
Further reading
- “keran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) cf. Urak Lawoi' กรัด (“fireplace; kitchen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəran/
- Rhymes: -əran, -ran, -an
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kəˈrän, -ɾän]
Noun
keran (Jawi spelling کرن, plural keran-keran, informal 1st possessive keranku, 2nd possessive keranmu, 3rd possessive kerannya)
- portable stove
- chafing dish
- hearth
Descendants
- → Bikol Central: kalan
- → Cebuano: kalan
- → Tagalog: kalan
Further reading
- “keran” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – portable stove.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Armenian գերան (geran), Western Armenian pronunciation.
Noun
keran
- (dialectal) log, beam
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “գերան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- “keran”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982