keran

See also: kěrán

Esperanto

Adjective

keran

1. accusative singular of kera

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kran (tap sense)

Etymology

From Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of kran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈran]
• Hyphenation: ke‧ran
• Rhymes: -ran

Noun

kêran (first-person possessive keranku, second-person possessive keranmu, third-person possessive kerannya)

1. tap, faucet.
2. (figurative) door.

   Synonym: pintu

Related terms

• stopkeran

 

Further reading

• “keran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) cf. Urak Lawoi' กรัด (“fireplace; kitchen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəran/
• Rhymes: -əran, -ran, -an
• IPA^(key): [kəˈrän, -ɾän]

Noun

keran (Jawi spelling کرن, plural keran-keran, informal 1st possessive keranku, 2nd possessive keranmu, 3rd possessive kerannya)

1. portable stove
2. chafing dish
3. hearth

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: kalan
• → Cebuano: kalan
• → Tagalog: kalan

Further reading

• “keran” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – portable stove.
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian գերան (geran), Western Armenian pronunciation.

Noun

keran

1. (dialectal) log, beam

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գերան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• “keran”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982