nan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.3 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Interjection 3 Haitian Creole 3.1 Article 3.1.1 Usage notes 3.1.2 See also 3.2 Preposition 4 Japanese 4.1 Noun 5 Kurdish 5.1 Noun 5.2 Verb 6 Mandarin 6.1 Adjective 6.1.1 Derived terms 6.2 Adjective 6.2.1 Derived terms 6.3 Pinyin syllable 6.3.1 Usage notes 7 Scottish Gaelic 7.1 Preposition 7.1.1 Usage notes 7.2 Article 7.2.1 Usage notes 7.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Possibly derived from Celtic nana (“‘grandmother’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /næn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

nan (plural nans)

1. (British) Affectionate name for a grandmother.

[edit] Synonyms

• nana
• nanna

[edit] Etymology 2

From Hindustani नान / نان (nān) < Persian نان (nān).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /næn/, /nɑːn/

[edit] Noun

nan (plural nans)

1. Alternative spelling of naan.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of Ann , ANN

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[edit] French

[edit] Interjection

nan

1. (informal) no (nah)

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[edit] Haitian Creole

[edit] Article

nan

1. the (definite article)

[edit] Usage notes

This word is used only when the preceding word is singular and ends with a nasal consonant.

[edit] See also

• a
• an
• la
• lan
• yo
• yon

[edit] Preposition

nan

1. in

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

nan (hiragana なん)

1. 何: what

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[edit] Kurdish

[edit] Noun

n nan

1. bread
2. (xwarin) food

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nan

1. to fuck, to copulate, to have sex with

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Adjective

nan (Pinyin nan2, tra 難, sim 难)

1. difficult

[edit] Derived terms

• nan2zuo4
• haorennanzuo

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nan (Pinyin nan2, traditional and simplified 男)

1. male

[edit] Derived terms

• nanpengyou
• nantongzhi

[edit] Pinyin syllable

nan

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, nān, nán, nǎn, or nàn.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Preposition

nan

1. In their.

   Bha iad nan cadal. - They were sleeping (literally They were in their sleep).

[edit] Usage notes

• Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.

[edit] Article

nan

1. The.

[edit] Usage notes

• This form is used in the genitive plural.
• Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.

[edit] See also

• an
• na
• nad
• nam
• nar
• nur