lân
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ləŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 磷 (“phosphorus”).
Noun
lân
- (dated) phosphorus
Usage notes
- lân is only used in lân tinh (“phosphorus”, now dated), and when referring to fertilizer, as in NPK, also known as đạm-lân-kali ("nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium")
Synonyms
- photpho, phôtpho, phốt-pho, phô-xpho
Etymology 2
Clipping of kì lân (“qilin”).
Noun
(classifier con) lân
- the qilin, one of the four sacred beasts, along with the dragon, the tortoise and the fenghuang
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
lân
- (only in compounds) to encroach
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laːn/
Adjective
lân
- Soft mutation of glân.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| glân | lân | nglân | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian land, lond, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔːn/
Noun
lân n (plural lannen, diminutive lantsje)
- land
- country
Derived terms
- lânskip
Further reading
- “lân”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011