wan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pinyin syllable 2.1.1 Usage notes 3 Nigerian Pidgin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Verb 4 Old English 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Verb 5 Scots 5.1 Cardinal number 6 Sranan Tongo 6.1 Etymology 1 6.1.1 Number 6.2 Etymology 2 6.2.1 Verb 7 Tok Pisin 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Noun 7.3 Cardinal number

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English wann (“‘dark’”)

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• Rhymes: -ɒn

[edit] Adjective

wan (comparative wanner, superlative wannest)

1. Pale, sickly-looking.
2. Dim, faint.

   A wan light from a single bulb

3. Bland, uninterested.

   A wan expression

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[edit] Mandarin

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wan

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, wān, wán, wǎn, or wàn.

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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.

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[edit] Nigerian Pidgin

[edit] Etymology

From English want

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wan

1. want, want to

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[edit] Old English

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• IPA: /wɑn/

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wan

1. Alternative spelling of wann (third-person preterite singular of winnan).

   Grendel wan hwile wið Hroþgar. Grendel long fought against Hrothgar. (Beowulf ll. 151-2)

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[edit] Scots

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wan

1. (West Central Scots) one.

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[edit] Sranan Tongo

[edit] Etymology 1

From English one.

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wan

1. (cardinal) one

[edit] Etymology 2

From English want.

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wan

1. to want

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[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Etymology

English one

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wan

1. The number one.

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wan

1. One. Used with units of measurement and in times: wan aua, wan klok. See also wanpela.