bachan

See also: bà chằn and Bắc Hàn

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn.

Verb

bachan (third-person singular present indicative bachet, past participle gabàchet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to look after, watch over

   Bachan mòant och borliiran slaaf.

   To watch over also means to lose sleep.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bachan

infinitive		bachan
present participle		bachanten
past participle		gabàchet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich bache	bar bachan	i	ich bache	bar bachan
	du bachest	iart bachet		du bachest	iart bachet
	ear bachet	ze bachent		ear bache	ze bachan
preterite (composed)	ich han gabàchet	bar haban gabàchet	ii	ich bachate	bar bachatan
	du hast gabàchet	iart habet gabàchet		du bachatest	iart bachatet
	ear hat gabàchet	ze habent gabàchet		ear bachate	ze bachatan
imperative	—	bachabar
	bach (du)	bachet (iart)
	bache (ear)	bachan (ze)

References

• “bachan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bakan, see also Old English bacan, Old Norse baka.

Verb

bachan

1. to bake

Welsh

Etymology

From bachgen (“boy”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaχan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaːχan/, /ˈbaχan/
• Rhymes: -aχan

Noun

bachan m (uncountable)

1. (South Wales, colloquial) guy, lad, bloke, chap, dude, fella

   Synonym: boi

Usage notes

This is an informal term for a man, the standard term for which is dyn.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bachan	fachan	machan	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bachan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies