nan
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See also Appendix:Variations of "nan"
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
Possibly derived from Celtic nana (“‘grandmother’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /næn/
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[edit] Noun
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nan (plural nans)
- (British) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Hindustani नान / نان (nān) < Persian نان (nān).
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nan (plural nans)
- Alternative spelling of naan.
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[edit] Interjection
nan
[edit] Haitian Creole
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nan
[edit] Usage notes
This word is used only when the preceding word is singular and ends with a nasal consonant.
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[edit] Preposition
nan
[edit] Japanese
[edit] Noun
nan (hiragana なん)
[edit] Kurdish
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n nan
[edit] Verb
nan
[edit] Mandarin
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nan (Pinyin nan2, tra 難, sim 难)
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[edit] Adjective
nan (Pinyin nan2, traditional and simplified 男)
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nan
- A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, nān, nán, nǎn, or nàn.
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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.
[edit] Scottish Gaelic
[edit] Preposition
nan
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- Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.
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nan
- The.
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- This form is used in the genitive plural.
- Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.
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