tian
English
Etymology
French, from Provençal tian, from Old Occitan, from Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon), variant of τάγηνον (tágēnon, “frying pan”).
Noun
tian (plural tians)
- An oval cooking-pot, traditionally used in Provence.
- A Provençal dish of layered baked vegetables.
Anagrams
- Atin, NAIT, TINA, Tain, Tani, Tina, ain't, aniṭ, anti, anti-, nait, tain, tina
Esperanto
Pronunciation
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Adjective
tian
- accusative singular of tia
Adverb
tian
- Obsolete form of tiam.
French
Etymology
From Provençal tian, from Old Occitan, from Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon), variant of τάγηνον (tágēnon, “frying pan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tjɑ̃/
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Noun
tian m (plural tians)
- tian, cooking-pot
Further reading
- “tian”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- nait, naît
- niât
- tain, 'tain
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Noun
tián
- belly; abdomen
- uterus; womb
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tian, from Classical Malay تيان (tian), from Proto-Malayic *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪ian]
- Hyphenation: ti‧an
Noun
tian (plural tian-tian, first-person possessive tianku, second-person possessive tianmu, third-person possessive tiannya)
- (anatomy) uterus; womb
- Synonyms: rahim, uterus, peranakan, kandungan
- belly of a pregnant woman
Derived terms
- bertian
- meniani
Further reading
- “tian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Ligurian
Etymology
French, from Provençal, from Old Occitan, from Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon), variant of τάγηνον (tágēnon, “frying pan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tjaŋ/
Noun
tian m (please provide plural)
- tian, cooking-pot
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.an/
- Rhymes: -ian, -jan, -an
Noun
tian (Jawi spelling تيان, plural tian-tian, informal 1st possessive tianku, 2nd possessive tianmu, 3rd possessive tiannya)
- (anatomy) uterus; womb
- (Java) the lower abdomen in a pregnant woman
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- meniani [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- bertian [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- dalam tian (“pregnant”)
- lekat tian (“conception”)
- mandi tian
Descendants
- Indonesian: tian
References
- “tian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
Romanization
tian
- Nonstandard spelling of tiān.
- Nonstandard spelling of tián.
- Nonstandard spelling of tiǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of tiàn.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *teuhan.
Verb
tian
- to pull
- to raise (a child)
- to feed
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Quotations
- 10th century, Psalm 55:22:
- Uuirp ouir herrin sorga thina inde he thi tion sal. in ne sal giuon an iuuon uuankilheide rehlikin.
- Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Note: the original is lost and only a fragment of a copy of a lost copy survives; according to a surviving list of glosses from the lost copy, ‘tion’ was spelled ‘tian’ in a now lost part of the text.
- Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- Uuirp ouir herrin sorga thina inde he thi tion sal. in ne sal giuon an iuuon uuankilheide rehlikin.
Derived terms
- anttian
- *gitian
- ūtgitian
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: tiën
- Dutch: tijgen
Further reading
- “tīan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Frisian
| < 9 | 10 | 11 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tian | ||
Alternative forms
- tēne, tīne
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *tehun.
Numeral
tiān
- ten
Descendants
- North Frisian:
- Föhr-Amrum: tjiin
- Helgoland: tain
- Mooring: tin
- Wiedingharde: tiin
- Saterland Frisian: tjoon
- West Frisian: tsien
Swedish
Noun
tian
- definite singular of tia.
Anagrams
- Tina, anti-, inat, inta, tina
Tagalog
Noun
tián (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)
- Obsolete spelling of tiyan
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian.
Noun
tian
- belly; abdomen
Wutunhua
Etymology
From Mandarin 天.
Noun
tian
- day
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN