tán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Asturian

Verb

1. third-person plural present indicative of tar

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Hungarian

Etymology

Syncopic form of talán (“maybe, perhaps”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaːn]

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Adverb

tán

1. maybe, perhaps

Further reading

• tán in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Romanization

tán (tan², Zhuyin ㄊㄢˊ)

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Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of tán – see 等 (“to wait”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 等).

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傘 (SV: tản).

Noun

tán

1. canopy (highest foliage and branches of a forest)
2. parasol, sunshade

Etymology 2

Verb

tán

1. (Southern Vietnam) to slap

   Synonyms: tát, vả

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tán

1. flatter, coax
2. grind, crush

Etymology 4

Verb

tán

1. to flirt
2. to chat

Synonyms

• tám

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tán dóc
• tán dương
• tán đồng
• tán gái
• tán gẫu
• tán nhảm
• tán thành
• tán thưởng
• tán tỉnh
• tán tụng