nan

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English [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Possibly derived from Celtic [[nana#Template:cel|nana]] (grandmother).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

nan (plural nans)

  1. (UK) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
Synonyms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Hindustani नान / نان (nān), from Persian نان (nān).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /næn/, /nɑːn/

Noun [edit]

nan (plural nans)

  1. Alternative spelling of naan.

Anagrams [edit]


Franco-Provençal [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (Savoyard dialect) IPA: /ˈnɑ/
  • (Bressan dialect) IPA: /ˈnɔ̃/

Interjection [edit]

nan

  1. no

Antonyms [edit]

Adverb [edit]

nan

  1. no

Antonyms [edit]


French [edit]

Adverb [edit]

nan

  1. (informal) nah, nope

Synonyms [edit]

  • non (standard French)

Haitian Creole [edit]

Article [edit]

nan

  1. the (definite article)

Usage notes [edit]

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

See also [edit]

Preposition [edit]

nan

  1. in

Japanese [edit]

Romanization [edit]

nan

  1. See なん

Kurdish [edit]

Noun [edit]

nan gender unspecified

  1. bread
  2. (xwarin) food

Verb [edit]

nan

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

Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

nan

  1. rafsi of snanu.

Lower Sorbian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

nan m (diminutive nancycko)

  1. father

Declension [edit]

Coordinate terms [edit]


Mandarin [edit]

Romanization [edit]

nan

  1. Nonstandard spelling of nān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of nán.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of nǎn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of nàn.

Usage notes [edit]

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.


Scottish Gaelic [edit]

Conjunction [edit]

nan

  1. if (subjunctive)
    Nan robh mi beartach, b'urrainn dhomh cheannaich taigh-mòr. - If I were rich, I could buy a mansion.
  2. whether (subjunctive)
    Biodh gràdh agam air fhathast nan robh e beartach neo bochd. - I would still love him whether he were rich or poor.

Usage notes [edit]

  • Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.
  • Only used in the conditional tense, otherwise ma is used.
  • The negative form is mura.

Preposition [edit]

nan

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

Usage notes [edit]

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

Article [edit]

nan

  1. the

Usage notes [edit]

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

See also [edit]