càn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin canem, accusative form of canis, from earlier canēs, from Proto-Italic *kō (accusative *kwanem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (accusative *ḱwónm̥).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaŋ/

Noun

càn m (plural chén, diminutive cagnétto, cagnìn, feminine càgna)

1. dog, male dog

Related terms

• cagnâra

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Mandarin

Romanization

càn (can⁴, Zhuyin ㄘㄢˋ)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Verb

càn • (乾, 𠼳, 㨴, 干)

1. (rare) to rush headlong through
2. to raid; to mop up; to attack

Derived terms

Derived terms

• càn lướt
• càn quét
• đòn càn

 

Adjective

càn • (乾, 𠼳, 㨴, 干)

1. (of behaviour) wanton; indiscriminate; at random

Derived terms

Derived terms

• càn bậy
• càn quấy
• càn rỡ
• đói ăn vụng, túng làm càn

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乾.

Noun

càn

1. the first trigram of the eight trigrams in Taoist cosmology

   Synonym: kiền

Derived terms

Derived terms

• càn khôn