ràn
See also: ran, Ran, RAN, rán, Rán, rań, rắn, rằn, rǎn, and rận
Mandarin
Romanization
ràn (ran4, Zhuyin ㄖㄢˋ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𡜉.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𥣹.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Of imitative origin, similar to Latin rana (“frog”), Sanskrit रायति (rāyati, “to bark at”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to howl, bark at”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rˠaːn/
Noun
ràn m (genitive singular ràin, plural rànan)
- scream, yell, shout
Verb
ràn (past ràn, future rànaidh, verbal noun rànail or rànaich, past participle rànte)
- scream, shout
- (colloquial slang) weep vigorously
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “ràn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 闌 (SV: lan).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːn˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐaːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹaːŋ˨˩]
Noun
ràn • (欄, )
- stable (enclosure for cows/kine or horses)