cân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"

Romagnol

Noun

cân m (plural chén) (Ville Unite)

1. dog

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˧˧]

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”).

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc, cán (“weighing instrument”)) cân

1. weighing instrument; balance, scale, etc.

   cán cân công lí ― the scales of justice

2. (colloquial) kilogram

   Synonyms: kí, ki lô

   cân nặng ― weight

   nặng cân ― heavy; formidable

Verb

cân

1. to weigh

   cân đo đong đếm ― to weigh, measure, put in measuring cups, count; to perform exhaustive measurement

   cân nhắc ― to weigh one's options

2. (slang) to take on multiple opponents at once and defeat them all

Adjective

cân

1. of balance or equilibrium

   tam giác cân ― isosceles triangle

   cân đối ― in shape and healthy

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cấy) cân

1. North Central Vietnam form of cây (“tree”)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

Deverbal of canu (“sing”)

Noun

cân f (plural caneuon)

1. song

Derived terms

• galargan (“dirge”)

Related terms

• Cân y Caniadau (“the Song of Songs”)
• canwr (“singer”)

Verb

cân

1. (literary) inflection of canu:
   1. third-person singular present indicative/future
   2. second-person singular imperative

Alternative forms

• cana (literary third-person singular present/future, second-person singular imperative)
• caniff (colloquial third-person singular present/future)
• canith (colloquial third-person singular present/future)

Etymology 2

Verb

cân

1. third-person plural present indicative/future colloquial of cael

Alternative forms

• cânt (literary)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cân

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cân	gân	nghân	chân

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.