tân

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Hokkien[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of tân – see (“to exhibit; to display; to explain; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from (new).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tân

  1. (compounds) new
  2. (humorous) virgin
    gái tâna virgin girl or woman
    trai tâna virgin boy or man

Prefix[edit]

tân

  1. used in the titles of modern serialized East Asian works of fiction to mean "this series is a reboot/remake/reimagining, or it tells a brand new story arc"
    Tân Dòng sông ly biệtRomance in the Rain (literally, “New River of Farewell”)
    Tân Thiết quyền tiểu tửNew Ironfist Chinmi

Derived terms[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (fire) (compare Old Irish teine, Cornish and Breton tan), from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (be warm).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tân m (plural tanau)

  1. fire

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tân dân nhân thân
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.