chan

See also Appendix:Variations of "chan"

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of channel.

Noun

chan (plural chans)

1. (Internet, informal) An IRC channel.

Derived terms

• chanop

Etymology 2

From 4chan, a popular imageboard.

Noun

chan (plural chans)

1. (Internet, informal) An imageboard.

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Ch'orti'

Noun

chan

1. snake

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Galician

Etymology

See Portuguese chão.

Noun

chan m (plural chans)

1. floor

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Irish

Pronunciation

• (particle): IPA: [xan̪ˠ] (before a, o, u, fha, fho, fhu), [xanʲ] (before e, i, fhe, fhi)
• (verb form): IPA: [xan̪ˠ]

Particle

chan (negative)

1. (Ulster) not

   Chan ólann sé.

   He does not drink.

   Chan fhanfaidh sé.

   He will not wait.

Usage notes

Used only in some varieties of Ulster Irish. Used only before a vowel sound.

Related terms

• cha (used before a consonant)
• char (used with the past tense)

Synonyms

• ní (used in Munster Irish, Connacht Irish, and some varieties of Ulster Irish)

Verb

chan

1. past analytic of can

Usage notes

Used with a noun or pronoun (in the standard language, mé, tú, sé, sí, sibh, siad or their emphatic equivalents) as the subject.

Related terms

• chanas (1st person sing. synthetic, nonstandard)
• chanais (2d person sing. synthetic, nonstandard)
• chanamar (1st person pl. synthetic)
• chanabhar (2d person pl. synthetic, nonstandard)
• chanadar (3d person pl. synthetic, nonstandard)
• canadh (autonomous)

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Japanese

Romanization

chan

1. See ちゃん

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Ladino

Noun

chan m (Latin spelling)

1. bell

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Mandarin

Romanization

chan

1. Nonstandard spelling of chān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chàn.

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.

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Polish

Etymology

From Turkic khān ‘lord, prince’

Pronunciation

• IPA: /xan̪/

Noun

chan m

1. khan (ruler)

Declension

    declension of chan

	singular	plural
nominative	chan	chanowie
genitive	chana	chanów
dative	chanowi	chanom
accusative	chana	chanów
instrumental	chanem	chanami
locative	chanie	chanach
vocative	chanie	chanowie

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter) chaun
• (Sursilvan) tgaun
• (Sutsilvan) tgàn
• (Surmiran) tgang

Etymology

From Latin canis.

Noun

chan m (plural chans)

1. (Vallader) (male) dog

Coordinate terms

• (sex): chagna

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA: [xanʲ]

Etymology

From Old Irish ní con, corresponding to Latin non quod. (Source: Alexander MacBain, Etymological dictionary of Scottish Gaelic.)

Particle

chan

1. not
   • Chan fhaca mi i. I haven’t seen her.
   • Chan eil mi fuar. I am not cold.
   • An t-aran, chan [eil] ùr e. The bread, it’s not fresh.

Usage notes

• Used with the dependent form of a verb. With the copula, the verb may be suppressed.
• This is the form used before a vowel, including before words like fhaca since lenitied /f/ is silent. Otherwise use cha.
• In older Gaelic this is spelled cha'n.

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Spanish

Noun

chan m (plural chanes)

1. Some plant of the sage family whose seed is eaten.

   Los aderezos de semillas y nueces se preparan licuando semillas remojadas de linaza, girasol, chan... Rodrigo Crespo A., Comiendo pura vida, p. 135.

Scientific names

• Salvia chia
• Salvia hispanica

Synonyms

• chía f

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Welsh

Noun

chan

1. Mutated form of can.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
can	gan	nghan	chan