cân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cân

1. (colloquial, dated) kilogram

   cân nặng

   weight

   nặng cân

   heavy; formidable

Synonyms

• kí; kí lô

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc, cán) cân

1. a weighing instrument; a balance, scale, etc.

   cán cân công lí

   the scales of justice

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 your options

Adjective

cân

1. in some kind of balance or equilibrium

   tam giác cân

   an isosceles triangle

   cân đối

   in shape and healthy

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Welsh

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)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːn/

Noun

cân f (plural caneuon)

1. song

Related terms

• canwr
• canu

Verb

cân

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

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.